secrets of a salesman (better transcription) (tune down 1/2 step to match recording) G Em These baby secrets have grown into children C D through dirty adolescence and now into manhood Am C D I locked the basement door, broke off the skeleton key G Em but it made no difference still they travel with me C D even though I killed them they'll haunt me and they'll help me Am C D remember the lies in the shadows, practiced charades Am C D my hands are an axe chopping at the roots Am C D of the only family tree that could ever bear fruit Am C Em D to cripple you to make sure that you never reproduce Am C D another heart of lies, a house of haunted rooms C D Em D C the arrow is thrown into your back nothing has ever been Am C Bm D so distant and weak C D Em D C dreaded words whispered under her breath "your just like your father" D Em D Em D Em D Em G and your ocean is a drop of water your ocean is a drop of water G Em tightly woven wire mesh beneath the broken C D salesman as he's rolling down the conveyer belt Am C D the product is almost ready to be shipped out the door G Em out into the world to make a living C D selling plastic faces to everyone who needs em Am C D to forget the lies in the shadows, the practiced charades Am C D the enemy will make sure the ties on straight Am C D cause it's always best to make an impression of wealth Am C Em D no matter how much hatred and debt is boiling beneath the surface Am C D "I love you" spills like vomit from her lips C D Em D C the arrow is thrown into your back nothing has ever been Am C Bm D so distant and weak C D Em D C dreaded words whispered under her breath "your just like your father" D Em D Em D Em D Em G and your ocean is a drop of water your ocean is a drop of water G Em C D water Am C D I locked the basement door, broke off the skeleton key G Em C D water Am C D forget the lies in the shadows, don't forget me
