Tuned down half step to Eb Intro: G5 , D5 , C5 x2 G5 Measure me in metered lines B5 And one decisive stare D5 C5 The time it takes to get from here to there G5 My ribs that show through t-shirts B5 And these shoes I got for free D5 I'm unconsoled C5 I'm lonely, I am D5 C5 B5 A5 So much better than I used to be G5 , D5 , C5 x2 Same chords for second verse Terrified of telephones And shopping malls and knives Drowning in the pools of other lives Rely a bit too heavily On alcohol and irony Get clobbered on By courtesy D5 C5 B5 A5 In love with love and lousy poetry Chorus: G5 C5 And I'm leaning on this broken fence E5 C5 Between past and present tense G5 C5 And I'm losing all those stupid games E5 C5 That I swore I'd never play E5 D5 G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 But it almost feels okay B5 D5 Circumnavigate this body E5 D5 C5 Of wonder and uncertainty B5 D5 Armed with every precious failure E5 D5 C5 And amateur cartography I'm breathing deep before D5 C5 B5 A5 I spread those maps out on my bedroom floor Chorus: G5 C5 And I'm leaning on this broken fence E5 C5 Between past and present tense G5 C5 And I'm losing all those stupid games E5 C5 That I swore I'd never play E5 D5 G5 D5 C5 But it feels okay And I'm leaving with goodbye G5 D5 C5 And I'm losing but I'll try E5 D5 With the last ways left E5 D5 To remember sing E5 D5 G5 My imperfect offering Great song from an equally great movie (Wedding Crashers), and extremely simple!
