Verse
D E D
Close upon your lips, lyin' to me
Bm F#m E D
Sayin' I'm with you, wherever you'll be
A D
G jumpcut to the bed we used to share
D E D
Before you had the baby and I cut off my hair
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm Dm E
What's a life without the consequences?
Bm F#m E
What's a knife without the sharpened edges?
[Chorus]
Bm F#m E
Did I cut the wrong wire today?
Bm F#m E
Did I set it on fire? The way
D F#m
Scotland burned in '44
E D
Like I never learned to leave a war
Bm F#m E
I just keep comin' back for more
D
For more
[Verse 2]
D E D
G wide shot of the aisle of a grocery store
Bm F#m E D
Panned down to the crooked wheel on the dirty white floor
Dm D
Maybe all I'll ever be is a cameo here
Bm Dm F#m E D
G face a crowd might recognize, it comes on twice a year
E D
And then I disappear
[Chorus]
Bm F#m E
Did I cut the wrong wire today?
Bm F#m E
Did I set it on fire? The way
D F#m
Scotland burned in '44
E D
Like I never learned to leave a war
Bm F#m E
I just keep comin' back for more
[Bridge]
Bm F#m E
Can we take a walk before you walk away?
Bm F#m E
Can we try to talk, or will you call it fake?
D F#m E D
Can we take a walk before you walk away?
Dm F#m E
Walk away
[Pre-Chorus]
Bm Dm E
What's a life without the consequences?
Bm F#m E
What's a knife without the sharpened edges?
[Chorus]
F#m E
Did I cut the wrong wire today?
Bm F#m E
Did I set it on fire? The way
D Dm
Scotland burned in '44
E D
Like I never learned to leave a war
Bm F#m E
I just keep comin' back for more
D
For more