Capo 2 Intro: C5 , E5 , D5 C5 , E5 , D5 C5 , E5 , D5 C5 , E5 , G5 C5 E5 You wait for a silence G5 D5 I wait for a word C5 E5 Lying next to your frame G5 D5 Girl unobserved C5 E5 You change your position G5 D5 You're changing me C5 E5 Casting these shadows D5 G5 Where they shouldn't be C5 E5 We're interrupted G5 D5 By the heat of the sun C5 E5 Trying to prevent G5 D5 What's already begun C5 E5 You're just a body G5 D5 I can smell your skin C5 E5 And when I feel it D5 G5 You're wearing thin E5 C5 D5 But I've got a plan C5 G5 Why don't you be the artist E5 D5 And make me out of clay? C5 E5 Why don't you be the writer G5 D5 Decide the words I say? E5 G5 Cause I'd rather pretend D5 C5 I'll still be there at the end C5 E5 Only it's too hard to ask D5 G5 Won't you try to help me? C5 E5 Sat on your sofa G5 D5 It's all broken springs C5 E5 This isn't the place for G5 D5 Those violin strings C5 E5 I try out a smile G5 D5 And I aim it at you C5 E5 You must have missed it D5 G5 You always do E5 C5 D5 But I've got a plan C5 G5 Why don't you be the artist E5 D5 And make me out of clay? C5 E5 Why don't you be the writer G5 D5 Decide the words I say? E5 G5 Cause I'd rather pretend D5 C5 I'll still be there at the end C5 E5 Only it's too hard to ask D5 G5 Won't you try to help me? C5 You wait E5 I wait E5 D5 Casting shadows D5 Interrupted C5 You wait E5 I wait E5 D5 Casting shadows D5 Interrupted C5 You wait E5 I wait E5 D5 Casting shadows D5 Interrupted C5 You wait E5 I wait E5 D5 Casting shadows E5 C5 D5 But I've got a plan C5 G5 Why don't you be the artist E5 D5 And make me out of clay? C5 E5 Why don't you be the writer G5 D5 Decide the words I say? E5 G5 Cause I'd rather pretend D5 C5 I'll still be there at the end C5 E5 Only it's too hard to ask D5 G5 Won't you try to help me? One strum or pick C5 G5 Why don't you be the artist E5 D5 And make me out of clay? C5 E5 Why don't you be the writer G5 D5 Decide the words I say? E5 G5 Cause I'd rather pretend D5 C5 I'll still be there at the end C5 E5 Only it's too hard to ask D5 G5 Won't you try to help me?