Intro
Dm F Gm A# Dm F Gm A#
[Verse 1]
Dm
But I laugh when you lie
F
Ain’t much of a disguise
Gm A#
I know cause you learned that from me
Dm F
The pull of the strings is an unfortunate thing
Gm A#
And one can’t help but go where they lead
Dm
And though you said it would plague you
F
No more, No more
Gm A#
Who are you kidding, I’ve been through your drawers
Dm F
The vintage you wore to the feast
Gm
Smelled the scent from your pores
Gm
Sleep, score, and repeat
N.C.
Sleep, score, and repeat
N.C.
(Oh, oh waiting by the floor at your feet)
[Chorus]
F
And for some time
Gm A#
The only thing that’s really mattered
F
Was getting by
Gm A#
Well enough to climb that ladder
F
You’ll meet no dreams there
Gm A#
No earthly forms
F
Where the men have killed the men
Gm
And the women have made no more
A# Dm F Gm A# (x4)
The women have made no more
[Verse 2]
Dm F
I’ve seen the scars on your wrist
Gm A#
I know that you thought we’d do better than this
Dm F
Though you’re not really sure how we can
Gm A#
When you stood the whole day with your head in your hands
Dm F
Well we lie and we backstab from Fresno to Flagstaff
Gm A#
Slipped and we slept on floors that we swept with
Dm
Oh and the bad rap
F
And clung to the abstract
Gm
When everything else seemed a threat
A#
When everything else seemed a threat
(This is as good as it gets)
[Chorus]
F
And for some time
Gm A#
The only thing that’s really mattered
F
Is getting by
Gm A#
Well enough to climb that ladder
F
You’ll meet no dreams there
Gm A#
No earthly forms
F
Where the men have killed the men
Gm
And the women have made no more
A#
The women have made no more
[Instrumental]
Dm F Gm A# (repeat x8)
[Chorus]
F
And for some time
Gm A#
The only thing that’s really mattered
F
Was getting by
Gm A#
Well enough to climb that ladder
F
You’ll meet no dreams there
Gm A#
No earthly forms
F
Where the men have killed the men
Gm
And the women have made no more
A#
The women have made no more
[Chorus]
F
And for some time
Gm A#
The only thing that’s really mattered
F
Was getting by
Gm A#
Well enough to climb that ladder
F
You’ll meet no dreams there
Gm A#
No earthly forms
F
Where the men have killed the men
Gm
And the women have made no more
A#
The women have made no more
[Outro]
F
And for some time
Gm A#
The only thing that’s really mattered
F
Was getting by
Gm A#
Well enough to climb that ladder
F
You’ll meet no dreams there
Gm
Reap no rewards
F
And sometimes I see flowers
Gm
But most times just the thorns
A# F
But most times just the thorns