State of things
Turin Brakes

VERSE
Bm                F#m             
   Blind fold me    Tie me up or
C                  G           F#m7
tie me down. Yeah  take me any-where

Bm                     F#m             
Keep your ears close   to the ground.
C                 G          F#m7
Listen to me but  don't die  laughing.

Bm                F#m             
All things must   end yeah? But
C                          G     F#m7
I can see my fate in your  eyes

      Bm                    F#m             
As I'm  stitched up by my   friends again.
C                            G              F#m7
They just can't defend the   state of things  (Between)

CHORUS
(Between)
Bm    D   G
  you and me
Bm   D  G  F#m  E   G
Used to be on   fir-e.

VERSE
Bm                  F#m            
  So slip off your  shackles cos
C                    G           F#m7
you don't need them  where we're go  -ing.

Bm                        F#m       
  See what happens just   happens
C                                      G                 F#m7
There ain't no straight lines in the   state of things. 

Bm                         F#m              
  So try to cling on for   dear life. And
C                                 G           F#m7
don't forget the world keeps on   turning round  (despite)

CHORUS
(Despite)
Bm    D   G
  you and me
Bm   D  G  F#m  E   G  E   G
Used to be on   fir-e  fir-e

Bm    D    G       F#m7        E
 Now  look now see where we're going.
E       G              E
I don't know where I'm going
E       G
I don't know.

VERSE (+solo) end on Bm7