VERSE 1

G5
I grew up blind
just like everyone's child
in the warmth of milk and deceit
smothered by love and the chemical dust
there was never enough to believe



BRIDGE:

E5
They chewed me up

D5
they spat me out 

G5
of their system and onto their street

G5                            F5
and the rest of my life was spent to forget 

D5               C5                G5
all the greatness that could never be



CHORUS:

            E5
Oh beautiful town

     C5                         G5
I remember you blacker than the night

                     E5
the whores and the sick mouths

    C5                 G5
the bad taste and the neon lights


           E5
Oh beautiful town,

              C5                          G5
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
  
           E5                C5
I shot you down beautiful town 

                        F5
because you tear your children

    G5 
into pieces 



VERSE 2


G5
Absence twisted with fondness 
is the horror I couldn't forget
programmed into great art 
of family, lies and debts



BRIDGE 2:


E5               D5
too much expectation 

G5
followed by hope and then hate in the mess

G5                               F5
and the rest of my life was a glorious test 

D5              C5              G5
of my will and my selfish neglect



CHORUS:

            E5
Oh beautiful town

     C5                         G5
I remember you blacker than the night

                     E5
the whores and the sick mouths

    C5                 G5
the bad taste and the neon lights


           E5
Oh beautiful town,

              C5                          G5
where are you now with your binge insecurities?
  
           E5                C5
I shot you down beautiful town 

                        F5
because you tear your children

    G5 
into pieces 



VERSE 3:

 
G5
On the floor boards under insolent feet
I mapped the hopscotch to my parents retreat
with a lavender bag in my hand 
and words of desperation on my tongue



BRIDGE 3:


E5           D5       G5
goodnight father, goodnight mother

    F5                   D5     C5     G5
Are you still awake?