The strumming is sightly weird but if you sit down and play along with the song you'll
it. The Chords written are pretty well aligned with there time (with the words) but I
still recomend playing along with the song to get it down "perfectly".
Verse 1:
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) BbAfter (x1333x@1)all these implements and texts designed by
D (xx0232@1) Eb (x43121@3) Fintellects (133211@1)we're vexed to find evidently there's
Bbstill (x1333x@1)so much that hides.
Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Bband (x1333x@1)though the saints dub us divine in ancient
F (133211@1) Eb (x43121@3) Ffading (133211@1)lines their sentiment is just as hard to
Bbpluck (x1333x@1)from the vine.
Chorus:
Ab (xx1114@1) FI'll (133211@1)try hard not to pretend
Ab (xx1114@1) F (133211@1) Gallow (320003@1)myself no mock defence as I
step into the night.
Verse 2:
Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) FSince (133211@1)I don't have the time nor mind to figure
Eb (x43121@3) Dout (xx0232@1)the nursery rhymes that helped us out in
Bbmaking (x1333x@1)sense of our lives.
Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) Bb (x1333x@1)
FThe (133211@1)cruel, uneventful state of apathy releases me
Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) BbI (x1333x@1)value the but I won't cry every time one's
wiped out.
Chorus:
Ab (xx1114@1) FI'll (133211@1)try hard not to give in
Ab (xx1114@1) F (133211@1) Gbatten (320003@1)down to fare the wind
Am (x02210@1) Frid (133211@1)my head of this pretense
Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) Gallow (320003@1)myself no mock defence as I
step into the night.
Cm (x3101x@1)G (320003@1) Eb (x43121@3)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)GLa (320003@1)la la la
GLa (320003@1)la la la
Eb (x43121@3) BbLa (x1333x@1)la la la
Fb Ab (xx1114@1) BbLa (x1333x@1)la la la la la
(Repeat Once)
Eb (x43121@3) BbMercy' (x1333x@1)eyes are blue and
Fb Ab (xx1114@1) Bbwhen (x1333x@1)she places them in
Eb (x43121@3) Bbof (x1333x@1)you
Fm (133111@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbnothing (x1333x@1) holds a roman
Em (022000@1) Bbcandle (x1333x@1)to
Fm (133111@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbthe (x1333x@1)solomn warmth you feel
A (x02220@1) Eb (x43121@3) Ab (xx1114@1) Ebinside. (x43121@3)Ab (xx1114@1) Eb (x43121@3) C# (x43121@1) Bb (x1333x@1) G (320003@1) (No run through Verse chords once)
Chorus:
Ab (xx1114@1) FI'll (133211@1)try hard not to give in
Ab (xx1114@1) F (133211@1) Gbatten (320003@1)down to fare the wind
Ab (xx1114@1) Frid (133211@1)my head of this pretense
Ab (xx1114@1) Fallow (133211@1)myself no mock defence as I
Gstep (320003@1)into the night
Cm (x3101x@1)G (320003@1) Eb (x43121@3) F (133211@1) G (320003@1)GLa (320003@1)la la la
GLa (320003@1)la la la
Eb (x43121@3)Bb (x1333x@1)Fm (133111@1) Bb(This (x1333x@1)continues till songs end)
(tabs) By Harley Teichman
Amazing song "."
