Thursday
Porcelain
Waiting
1999
Submitted by: paramore_Fans@yahoo.com

Key: C, F

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Am - x02210
C -  x32010
Dm - xx0231
Bb - x13331
D -  xx0232

Intro: Dm-- x8

Verse 1:
Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)   Dm (xx0231@1) City of blue tile
Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)  Dm (xx0231@1) Figure in Ceramics
Am (x02210@1)    C (x32010@1)      Dm (xx0231@1) Where we reach out
Am (x02210@1)       C (x32010@1) Grab for Porce-

Chorus 1:
 Dm (xx0231@1)     Am (x02210@1)Bb (x1333x@1)       Dm-lain (xx0231@1)But it's too fragile to hold
       Am (x02210@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)   DmAnd (xx0231@1)it shatters in our hands
            AmIn (x02210@1)time the seasons will 
Bb (x1333x@1)       Dmseal (xx0231@1)these shards
          AmInto (x02210@1)the slits that 
  Bb (x1333x@1)      Dmdenote (xx0231@1)your wrists
             BbDeath (x1333x@1)is the answer
        AmTo (x02210@1)calculations composed
   Bb (x1333x@1)                 Dmof (xx0231@1)motions that are the same
                  BbAnd (x1333x@1)secret and different
          AmA (x02210@1)missing alphabet 
       Bbwith (x1333x@1)a message for us

Verse 2:
     DmWhen (xx0231@1)people die
(DIE,DIE!)
            AmThey (x02210@1)take a piece 
   C (x32010@1)     Dmof (xx0231@1)us with them
(PEOPLE DIE AND DIE!)
             AmAnd (x02210@1)holes in clouds 
    Bb (x1333x@1)    Dmare (xx0231@1)minutes passing
(DIE AND DIE!)
             AmRescind (x02210@1)this line
    C (x32010@1)     Dmand (xx0231@1)several ties
(PEOPLE DIE AND 
DIE EVERYDAY!)
              AmThe (x02210@1)skyline unfolds 
     Cinto (x32010@1)expla-

Chorus 2:
   Dm-nation (xx0231@1)That sometimes 
Bbwords (x1333x@1)give up
    AmAnd (x02210@1)silently walk off the 
Bbedge (x1333x@1)the edge of the page
    Dm (xx0231@1)               BbAnd (x1333x@1)here the cry opens up 
            Amreveals (x02210@1)the word inside
    Bb (x1333x@1)              DmThe (xx0231@1)crack in the porcelain
    Bb (x1333x@1)            AmThe (x02210@1)crack in the porcelain
    Bb (x1333x@1)              Dm(hold)
The crack in the porcelain

Interlude: Bb--Dm--

Bridge:
    BbThe (x1333x@1)silent line of
 Dmskylit (xx0231@1)eyes show
    BbThe (x1333x@1)silent line of
 Dmskylit (xx0231@1)eyes show
    BbThe (x1333x@1)silent line of
 Dmskylit (xx0231@1)eyes show
    BbThe (x1333x@1)silent line of
 Dmskylit (xx0231@1)eyes show
(Repeat)

D--

Sing in Backup:
Death up there shine
more brightly than
lives down here
Try and live

(Repeat Verse 2)

Outro:
 Dm (xx0231@1)  Bb-nation (x1333x@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)Bbexplanation (x1333x@1)        BbTry (x1333x@1)and live
        DmTry (xx0231@1)and live
        BbTry (x1333x@1)and live
        BbTry (x1333x@1)and live
        DmTry (xx0231@1)and live
        BbTry (x1333x@1)and live
        BbTry (x1333x@1)and live
        DmTry (xx0231@1)and live
        Bb (x1333x@1)  Dm---(hold)
Try and live, live
Try and live
Try and live