Seconds G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) She, she used to live with his brother F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) GNow (320003@1)she's an unmarried mother with another on the way AmHe's (x02210@1)second rate twisted out of shape F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) Gand (320003@1)he looks a state, it costs so much to look this rough Dm (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) They go to town they like to shop around and look at all those things G/BAll (143121@7)those things they never wanted anyway DmShe (xx0231@1)hates his hair Cthat (x32010@1)stupid coat he wears but sometimes second best G/Bis (143121@7)the best that you can get Oh yes oh somebody told me F (133211@1) Am'Cos (x02210@1)seconds turn to hours C (x32010@1) Emand (022000@1)the hours turn into days but still it feels like morning F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) CThe (x32010@1)first time leaves its trace and then slides into second place Emand (022000@1)still it feels like morning F (133211@1) AmAt (x02210@1)night they try to fly C (x32010@1) Emhold (022000@1)on tight and close their eyes and they hit the ground in the morning G (320003@1) AmBut (x02210@1)in the morning it's raining FOh (133211@1)Christ you're always complaining Am (x02210@1) Gcan't (320003@1)you think of something else Dm (xx0231@1) CIt's (x32010@1)nearly-nu, a bargain basement made for two And if you blur your eyes G/Byou (143121@7)could be anywhere you want yourself to be Dm (xx0231@1) COh (x32010@1)yeah, it's bad I know you want to laugh, so laugh G/BBut (143121@7)sometimes second best is all that you can get Oh yeah, oh somebody told me The seconds turn to hours and the hours turn into days but still it feels like morning The first time leaves its trace and then slides into second place and still it feels like morning At night they try to fly hold on tight and close their eyes and they hit the ground in the morning Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) G/D (4x3121@7) Dsus2But (xx0230@1)you're so perfect you don't interest me at all CYou're (x32010@1)golden boy fell down G6/B Don't you know he hasn't got a personality? And I know he said he'd last all night then gave you seconds yeah The seconds turn to hours and the hours turn into days but still it feels like morning The first time leaves its trace and then slides into second place and still it feels like morning At night they try to fly, hold on tight and close their eyes and they hit the ground in the morning F (133211@1) Am (x02210@1) CMy (x32010@1)God they're still alive, they got it wrong but they still tried Em (022000@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)they made it through to the morning