Tabbed by Sam Wallis CAPO 1ST Guitar 1: e | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | B | --------3------------3---------------3------------3------------------------ | G | -----2-----2--0/2-------2---------2-----2--0/2-------2--------------------- | D | --0---------------0------------0---------------0--------------------------- | A | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | E | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ^ | a lot then: e | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | B | --------3---------3------------------3---------3--------------------------- | G | -----0---------0-----0------------0---------0-----0------------------------ | D | -----------0/2--------------------------0/2-------------------------------- | A | --3------------------------------------------------------------------------ | E | -------------------------------3------------------------------------------- | Guitar 2: D C G D e | -2--------2--3--5----------------2--0----------------------------------------- | B | ------3------------3---0--3--/5---------3--3--0--3---------------------------- | G | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | D | -------------------------------------------------0---------------------------- | A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | VERSE ( C=C9 ) D the cross in the middle of the room but the ghost who sleeps in the kitchen sink C and the one who shines my shoes all put the money in a bag G and left the house before the blizzards came D the summer's got his teeth in me again but my bones are sweating and my clothes are gone and i can't get enough to drink C G D so now the place to be is where the moonlight never blinks C G D and i'd love to explain but truth be told i'm not sure what to think D so now i'm going to bed D i woke up with my head stuffed full of fog beyond it out into the livingroom until i couldn't see the floors or walls C G D and as the sun cut through i finally found a place to lay D the skeleton in my closet left his home now he sits up on the rooftop and shouts my secrets with a megaphone C G D and as the shit hit the fan i packed my bags and caught the train C G D and i'd like to point the finger but there's no one left to blame C G D now there's nothing left to protect me from the rain and it's really coming down.. BACK TO INTRO then... D G Bm A e | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | B | ---------3-----------3-----------3---------------------------------------------- | G | ------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------2--------------------------------- | D | ---0---------------------------------------2-----2------------------------------ | A | ---------------------------2------------0--------------------------------------- | E | ---------------3---------------------------------------------------------------- | ^ | played throughout following: D G it's the thought that burns you out Bm A it's the hook that drags you under D G and it's the grin that rats you out Bm A it's a snowstorm in the summer D G it's the sky that spoils the cloud Bm A it's the burn marks on your mother D G and it's the thought that burns you out Bm A it's the hook that drags you under and so on.. then... e | ------------5-----------5--3-2-------------5-----------7-5--------------- | B | --3--2/3-3-----3-2/3-3---------3----2/3-3-----3-2/3-3------3------------- | G | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | D | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | e | ----------5-----------5--3-2-------------5-----------/7------------------ | B | ---2/3-3-----3-2/3-3---------3----2/3-3-----3-2/3-3---------------------- | G | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | D | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | A | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | E | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | D C9 G boring and twisting.. a moth stuck in the ground C9 G has made a house of your lightbulbs D C9 mottled and crooked G D a hiccup in the sound C9 G is like a smudge on the tv C9 G like a crick in your neck C9 G D like mistakes that you never regret Bm A it's the look upon your face D G it's the rat that lost the race Bm A it's the shivers in your spine D G it's the heart you'll never find Bm A it's the names in wet cement D G it's the things you can't forget Bm A it's the fear of growing old D G it's the life you'll never know Bm A it's the scratches in your teeth D G it's the time you left for weeks Bm A D it's the age when you didn't care, darling D C9 cutthroat and ambling G D the help that's never around C9 G just like a wish on your birthday D C9 tired and empty G D attacks on what you found C9 G is like a spot on invention C9 G like a bug in your food C9 G D like a thing that's too good to be true.. and so. Outro - D C9 G