"Splintered Fence"
by Michael Trent
'The Winner'

C

     C               G
Your mouth, it is an ocean
         F                Am
But your eyes, they are a storm
           C                 G
And though not a word's been spoken
  F      G         C
I feel I have been warned

              C               G
For there's a cardinal in the dogwood
          F            Am
There's a raven in the air
         C                   G
But this ballroom is full of vultures
            F    G        C
Why would I ever meet you there

             F               C                 
That kind of laughter brings uneasiness
     F              C
Like teardrops on a summer dress
          F              C
Like that little lie you won't confess
       G
Left a buzzin' in your spine
      F             C
So forgive me if my heads a mess
         F                  C
Or if my cadence lacks some confidence
         F               C
I'm just leaning on that splintered fence
          G                   C
Wondering what's on the other side

C G F Am 
C G F G C

          C                   G
So if the trumpets sound like trouble
        F                 Am
And the cello sounds like tears
            C        G
Then why is everybody talking
           F       G        C
With their fingers in their ears

           C                 G
'Cause the drums are distant gunfire
        F                Am
And the voices shattered hearts
        C            G
But the harmony like honey
        F       G       C
Sweetly binds us at the start

             F               C                 
That kind of laughter brings uneasiness
     F              C
Like teardrops on a summer dress
          F              C
Like that little lie you won't confess
       G
Left a buzzin' in your spine
   F                C
So forgive me if my heads a mess
          F               C
Or if I'm just not making any sense
        F                 C
I'm just climbing up that splintered fence
         G                Am  F  G
Tryin to get to the other side
             Am  F  G  C
To the other side