VERSE 1 GI (320003@1)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: EmThey (022000@1)chewed me up D9 they spat me out Gof (320003@1)their system and onto their street G (320003@1) Fand (133211@1)the rest of my life was spent to forget D9 C (x32010@1) Gall (320003@1)the greatness that could never be CHORUS: EmOh (022000@1)beautiful town C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)remember you blacker than the night Emthe (022000@1)whores and the sick mouths C (x32010@1) Gthe (320003@1)bad taste and the neon lights EmOh (022000@1)beautiful town, C (x32010@1) Gwhere (320003@1)are you now with your binge insecurities? Em (022000@1) CI (x32010@1)shot you down beautiful town Fbecause (133211@1)you tear your children G (320003@1)into pieces VERSE 2 GAbsence (320003@1)twisted with fondness is the horror I couldn't forget programmed into great art of family, lies and debts BRIDGE 2: Em (022000@1) D9 too much expectation Gfollowed (320003@1)by hope and then hate in the mess G (320003@1) Fand (133211@1)the rest of my life was a glorious test D9 C (x32010@1) Gof (320003@1)my will and my selfish neglect CHORUS: EmOh (022000@1)beautiful town C (x32010@1) GI (320003@1)remember you blacker than the night Emthe (022000@1)whores and the sick mouths C (x32010@1) Gthe (320003@1)bad taste and the neon lights EmOh (022000@1)beautiful town, C (x32010@1) Gwhere (320003@1)are you now with your binge insecurities? Em (022000@1) CI (x32010@1)shot you down beautiful town Fbecause (133211@1)you tear your children G (320003@1)into pieces VERSE 3: GOn (320003@1)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: Em (022000@1) D9 Ggoodnight (320003@1)father, goodnight mother F (133211@1) D9 C (x32010@1) GAre (320003@1)you still awake?
