Tuning: Open D (DADF#AD)
Chords:
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F# Bm7 Bm11 D Aadd4
D |---0-------0--------0----0----4----0-------------------------------------|
A |---0-------0--------0----0----0----0-------------------------------------|
F#|---5-------0--------0----10---0----7-------------------------------------|
D |---0-------4--------9----9----0----0-------------------------------------|
A |---5-------4--------9----9----0----7-------------------------------------|
D |---5-------4--------9----9----0----7-------------------------------------|
Intro:
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F# Bm7 Bm11
Verse:
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F#
Such a stubborn beast
Bm7 Bm11
is best away from the floor.
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F#
You've enough pride,
Bm7 Bm11
for all of us.
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F#
And as you wander your islands
Bm7 Bm11
on the board and unloved.
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F#
Set fire to the bridges,
Bm7 Bm11
you were carried across.
Chorus:
Bm7
Those letters,
Gadd2 D
they're all strewn across your bedroom floor.
Bm7
Such beautiful words,
Gadd2 D
but you just can't remember who they're for.
Bm7
By your window,
Gadd2 D
there's a picture filled with strangers.
Bridge:
Aadd4 Gadd2
Always looking down on you...
Verse:
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F#
Such a frightened fawn,
Bm7 Bm11
is best far from the road.
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F#
No you wouldn't want to expose
Bm7 Bm11
your flesh to your bones.
Dmaj7/F# Bm7 Bm11
But you can't help but notice...
Chorus:
Bm7
Those letters,
Gadd2 D
they're all strewn across your bedroom floor.
Bm7
Such beautiful words,
Gadd2 D
but you just can't remember who they're for.
Bm7
By your window,
Gadd2 D
there's a picture filled with strangers.
Bridge:
Aadd4 Gadd2
Always looking down on you...
Aadd4 Gadd2
Always sticking around for you...
Aadd4 Gadd2
Always looking around for you...
Dmaj7/F# Bm7 Bm11
but never able to find you.
Outro:
Gadd2 Dmaj7/F# Bm7 Bm11
