Intro
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[Verse 1]
C
Trains out my window
Am
Running in lines
C
Sleep squared on a knuckle, dreaming on
Am Em F Fmaj7
Drowning softly, clowning sadly, dying badly
[Verse 2]
C Am
Selling flowers to a widow, the money's just fine,
C Am
Every week's a new funeral if you time your knocking right.
F C Am Em F
G vision of Theresa, toothless and tears in her eyes
Fmaj7 C Am C
Pouring on the podium, still the river’s all bone-dry
[Chorus]
F C
Danny are you listening?
Am Em F
The pipes, the pipes are choking
Fmaj7 C
The roses are out of season
Am Em F G
We find red in the eyes of the lionised bleeders
F C
Danny are you listening?
Am Em F
The pipes, the pipes are choking
Fmaj7 C
The roses are out of season
Am Em F G C
We find red in the eyes of the bleeders we lionise
[Verse 3]
C Am
Your skin begins to leather with the creeping of time
C Am
Those trains pass your window, each reminding you what's behind
F C Am Em F
G businessman's cathedral is sacred to any fucker who fights
Fmaj7 C Am
You fumble around in the porch-light and foot the dog shit on the
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drive
[Chorus]
F C
Danny are you listening?
Am Em F
The pipes, the pipes are choking
Fmaj7 C
All the roses out of season
Am Em F G
We find red in the eyes of the lionised bleeders
F C
Danny are you listening?
Am Em F
The pipes, the pipes are choking
Fmaj7 C
The roses are out of season
Am Em F G C
We find red in the eyes of the bleeders we lionise
[Outro]
C
Trains out my windows
Am
Running in lines
C
Sleep squared on a knuckle dreaming on
Am Em F Fmaj7 C
Drowning softly, clowning sadly, dying badly