Capo 5th Fret, Standard tuning
Intro: G C F C x2
Verse 1
G C F C
There goes that old postman
G C F C
Riding on his bike
G C F C
He's got a bag full of phone bills
E Am B7
And nothing to justify
CHORUS 1:
Em * Em/Eb G6 A
I'm as naked as a winter tree
G5 G/f# Em D/A
With promises remote
C Cm G5 G/f# Em D/A
Wish I could fly away above the ashen shade
C Cm G
Observe the world below
G C F C x 2
Verse 2 (same as the first)
Once I had a calling
This town praised my hands
Now I'm sculpting apologies
Cause folks they don't understand
CHORUS 2 (same as the first chorus except the last chord does not resolve to a G,
rather it pulls to Em to start the bridge, so the last line should be as follows:)
C Cm Em
Observe the world below
Bridge:
Em B7
Em G *(32000x)
I could change myself
A C
There's so much else I could do
A Cm
Except I always knew
G5 G/f#
I was deeper than dailyness
Em D/A
I was made to be manifest
C Cm Em7 C >G
The art like an amethyst of truth
Verse 3 (same as 1&2)
I know, it's only too clear
Spiders spin their webs year after year
I never had that kind of resolve
To know my fear, to face it at all
CHORUS 3
Em * Em/Eb G6 A
I'm as naked as a winter tree
G5 G/f# Em D/A
With promises remote
C Cm G5 G/f# Em D/A
Wish I could fly away above the ashen shade
C Cm Em * Em/Eb G6 A
Observe the world below yeah yeah
C Cm G
Observe the world below