Tom: G5

Intro: [G5 C9] x 4

G5
A crooked chimney standing in the middle of a field
C5
Once surrounded by the walls of work

By laughter and by love
G5
The sound of children playing

And the sound of people saying
C5               G5
I love you--yeah you
G5
A crooked tree stands naked near the center of the field
C5
Barely rooted in the browns and greys

Of earth that once was green
G5
A place long since forgotten

In a world of yesterday
C5               G5
Except by me--yeah me

[Pre-Chorus]
D5            C5              [mute]  G5
And Oh--whose plan was this anyway
D5                       C5            G5
And I never thought He would want it to be that way

[Chorus]
            C5                  G5
It once was beautiful--Right Here
          C5              G5
It still is beautiful--In Here
          C5              G5
You once were beautiful--I hear
         D5
I hear it can be beautiful
C5
Just remember
G5
A twisted little image in your perfect little world
C5
Of the chapter where it'd all begun

About a song already sung
G5
Burnt around the edges

Nearly faded--nearly gone
C5            G5
Even you--yeah you
G5
A shiny building standing in the center of today
C5
Where indifferent people go to work

Go about their pay
G5
Knowing they've forgotten

In a most convenient way
C5          G5
Yesterday--away
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