Wires - Athlete
(from the album Tourist)
By Hywel Thomas
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A beautiful song evoking the horror of someone you love lying injured on a hospital bed
This song is strummed very lightly on the highest four strings, with on/off muting with
the barré finger. If you don't like barré chords ignore the sharps and play it Dm, C and
Gm with an F in the bridge.

Ebm
You got wires going in 
        C#
You got wires coming out of your skin 
        Ebm
You got tears making tracks 
      C#
I got tears that are scared of the facts 
        Abm
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
Ebm                C#
Got to get to you, got to see this through 
Abm
I seen hope is here in a plastic box
Ebm                     C#
I seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes 

        Ebm
You got wires going in
        C#
You got wires coming out of your skin 
            Ebm
There's dry blood on your wrist 
         C#
Your dry blood on my fingertip 
        Abm
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
Ebm                C#
Got to get to you, got see this through 
Abm
First night of your life curled up on your own 
Ebm                        C#
Looking at me now you will never know 

                 Abm                   Ebm
I see it in your eyes I see it in your eyes
          F# C#
You'll be alright 

                 Abm                   Ebm
I see it in your eyes I see it in your eyes
          F# C#
You'll be alright
Abm C#
Alright. 

        Abm
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
Ebm                C#
Got to get to you, got to see this through 
Abm
I see hope is here in a plastic box 
Ebm                     C#
I seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes
                    Ebm
With a tear in your eyes 


        Abm
Running down corridors through automatic doors 
Ebm                C#
Got to get to you, got to see this through
Abm 
First night of your life curled up on your own 
Ebm                C#
Looking at you now you would never know