Tuning: Standard Info: Listen to the song for the strumming patterns. Contact (any questions/requests): my.brain.child@hotmail.com INTRO: |---0------0------0------0------0------0---| |---0------0------0------1------1------1---| |---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x2 |---0------0------2------2------2------2---| |---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---| |3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---| VERSE 1: |---0------0------0------0------0------0---| |---0------0------0------1------1------1---| |---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x3 |---0------0------2------2------2------2---| |---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---| |3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---| "Dead in the water, it's not a paid vacation, The sons and daughters of city officials attend demonstrations, It's hardly a sink or swim when all is well if the ticket sells" BREAK: |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-| |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-| |----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-| |----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0-| |3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0-| VERSE 2: |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| |----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1---| |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2---| x3 |----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---| |----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0---| |3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0---| "Out with? a wimper, it's not a blaze of glory You look down from your temple as people endeavor to make it a story, And chisel a marble word but all is lost if it's never heard" PRE-CHORUS: |0---0---0---1-| |0---1---0---0-| |0---0---0---0-| |0---2---0---0-| |2---3---2---2-| |3---0---3---3-| CHORUS: |0---2---0---2---2-| |1---3---1---3---3-| |0---2---0---2---2-| |2---0---2---0---0-| |3---0---3---0---0-| |0---0---0---0---0-| "But I've got someone to make reports That tell me how my money's spent To book? my stays and draw my blinds So I can't see what's really there And all I need's a great big congratulations" BREAK 2: |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-| |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-| |----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-| |----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0-| |3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0-| VERSE 3: |---0------0------0------0------0------0---| |---0------0------0------1------1------1---| |---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x3 |---0------0------2------2------2------2---| |---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---| |3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---| "I'll keep your dreams, you pay attention for me As strange as it seems I'd rather dissolve than have you ignore me The ground may be moving fast but I tied my boots to a broken mast" BREAK 3 (Different): |----0-------0-------0-------0------2-----0-| |----0-------0-------0-------1------3-----1-| |----0-------0-------0-------0------2-----0-| |----0-------0-------2-------2------0-----2-| |----2-------2-------2---3---3------0-----3-| |3---3---2---2---0---0-------0------0-----0-| VERSE 4: |---0------0------0------0------0------0---| |---0------0------0------1------1------1---| |---0------0------0------0------0------2---| x3 |---0------0------2------2------2------2---| |---2------2------2---3--3---2--2---0--0---| |3--3---2--2---0--0------0------0------0---| "The difference is clear, you throw it in your cauldron Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn, Steinways and Baldwins You start with a simple stock of all the waste and salt to taste" PRE-CHORUS: |0---0---0---1-| |0---1---0---0-| |0---0---0---0-| |0---2---0---0-| |2---3---2---2-| |3---0---3---3-| CHORUS: |0---2---0---2---2-| |1---3---1---3---3-| |0---2---0---2---2-| |2---0---2---0---0-| |3---0---3---0---0-| |0---0---0---0---0-| "But damn my luck and damn these friends That keep on combing back their smiles I save my grace with half-assed guilt And lay down the quilt upon the lawn Spread my arms and soak up congratulations" BREAK 4 (Until finish): |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |----0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-| |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-| |----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-| |----2-------2-------2---3---3---2---2---0---0-| |3---3---2---2---0---0-------0-------0-------0-|