Intro: Bb Dm (2x)
Bb (x1333x@1) DmA (xx0231@1)man of a thousand faces
Bb (x1333x@1) DmSits (xx0231@1)down at the table
Gm (355333@1) BbEats (x1333x@1)a small lump of sugar
Gm (355333@1) BbAnd (x1333x@1)smiles at the moon like he knows her
Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) And begins his quiet ascension
Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Without anyone's sturdy instruction
F (133211@1) Bb-F
To a place of no religion
Gm (355333@1) Has found a path to our alikeness
Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) His words are quiet like stains are
Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) On a table cloth washed in a river
F (133211@1) Bb-F Bb-F
Stains that are trying to cover, for each other
Gm (355333@1) Or at least blend in with the pattern
Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Good is better than perfect
Bb (x1333x@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Scrub til your fingers are bleeding
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1)
And I'm crying for things that
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) I tell others to do without crying
Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) He used to go to his favorite bookstores
Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) And rip out his favorite pages
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) And stuff them into his breast pocket
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) And the moon to him was a stranger
Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Now he sits down at the table
Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Right next to the window
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) And begins his quiet ascension
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Without anyone's sturdy instruction
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) To a place of no religion
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Has found a path to our alikeness
Gm (355333@1) Bb (x1333x@1) And eats a small lump of sugar
Gm (355333@1) C (x32010@1) And smiles at the moon like he knows her
