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