D5 She's never alone, A5 B5 because she's scared of what she might say to herself A5 D5 F#5 G5 A5 B5 Always drinking in the backroom of the bar where everyone turns in A5 A half-hearted grin D5 She won't be afraid A5 B5 as long as that prescription keeps going through A5 D5 F#5 G5 A5 Riff 1 And all the happy pills make her look like cardboard cut out of someone Riff 2 I use to learn from D5 , D5 B5 But on the phone, she's telling everyone, G5 (10th) that there was a blue sky, F#5 (9th) E5 (7th) she left behind D5 D5 And there's a place that no one knows about, Riff 3 Away from integrity B5 D5 Riff 4(bridge) she writes a book in her head that nobody will read D5 Whatever you say, A5 B5 please don't talk about the time when she was young A5 Apparently that was a different person D5 F#5 G5 A5 Riff 1 Riff 2 and so long ago it's strange to me, there's no history D5 D5 B5 But there's a past and she's telling everyone G5 (10th) It must be a garden, F#5 (9th) E5 (7th) that wouldn't grow D5 D5 With roots of shame, too sensitive to blame Riff 3 to herself as we watch he drown, B5 D5 play interlude I can't save the queen without a kingdom or a crown D5 A5 Somewhere in this lonely game of sympathy B5 A5 G5 there is a selfish dream That makes me sick D5 A5 Standing on the high wire while you're on the ground B5 / C#5 / D5 Riff 5 To you what is dangerous is safe and sound... You let me down
