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Em7 020030 Gadd4 320013 Fmaj7 103210 C7 030010 C Am7 Dm C G4 Am7 C Em7 Am Am7 Dm C G4 e|--------------0-1------1-0-----0------------------0----0---0-------------------0--1-----1--0----0----------| B|-----1----1-3--------3-------1--1h3-----3--0-1-3------1--3---3--0h1-----1--1-3--------3--------1--1h3-----3| G|------0-------0----2-------0--------0---------------0---------------2----------0----2--------0--------0----| D|---2------2-3---0---------------------0----0-2-3-----------0----2-----2----2-3----0---------------------0--| A|-3-----------------------3------------------------3------2---2-----------------------------3---------------| E|---------------------------------3----------------------------------------------------------------3--------| e|-------------------| B|-0h1---0--0------0-| G|----0--------0-0---| D|------0-----0-0----| A|-------------------| E|-3--------3------3-| Am Fmaj7 Well grey clouds wraped round the town like elastic G C Em7 Cars stood like toys made of Taiwanese plastic Am Fmaj7 G Gadd4 G The boy laughed at the spastic dancing around in the rain Am Fmaj7 While laundrettes cleaned clothes, high heals rub toes G C Em7 Puddles splashed huddles of bus stop crows Am Fmaj7 G Gadd4 G Dressed in their suits and their boots well they all look the same F G C Em7 Am G I took myself down to the cafe to find all the boys lost in books and crackling vinyl F G C C7 C C7 And carved out a poem above the urinal that read F Don't you cry for the lost G Smile for the living C Em7 Am G Get what you need and give what you're given F G Life's for the living so live it Am Or you're better off dead Dm, C, G, C, Em7, Am, Dm, C, G, Gadd4, G Am Fmaj7 While the evening pulled the moon out of it's packet G C Em7 Stars shone like buttons on an old man's jacket Am Fmaj7 G Gadd4 G We needed a nail but we tacked it 'til it fell of the wall Am Fmaj7 While pigeon's pecked trains, sparks flew like planes G C Em7 The rain showed the rainbows in the oil stains Am Fmaj7 G Gadd4 G And we all had new iPhones but no one had no one to call F G And I stumbled down to the stomach of the town C Em7 Am G Where the widow takes memories to slowly drown F G C C7 C C7 With a hand to the sky and a mist in her eye she said F Don't you cry for the lost G Smile for the living C Em7 Am G Get what you need and give what you're given F G Life's for the living so live it Am Or you're better off dead Em, F, C, Em7, Am, Em, G, Gadd4, G Am Fmaj7 Well I'm sick of this town, this blind man's forage G C Em7 They take your dreams down and stick them in storage Am Fmaj7 G Gadd4 G You can have them back son when you've paid off your mortgage and loans Am Fmaj7 Oh hell with this place, I'll go it my own way G C Em7 I'll stick out my thumb and I trudge down the highway Am Fmaj7 G Gadd4 G Someday someone must be going my way home F G Till then I'll make my bed from a disused car C Em7 Am G With a mattress of leaves and a blanket of stars F G C C7 C C7 And I'll stitch the words into my heart with a needle and thread F Don't you cry for the lost G Smile for the living C Em7 Am G Get what you need and give what you're given F G You know life's for the living so live it C C7 C C7 Or you're better off dead F (single struming from here) Don't you cry for the lost G Smile for the living C Em7 Am G Get what you need and give what you're given F G Life's for the living so live it C Or you're better off dead
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Well grey clouds wrapped round the town like elasticCars stood like toys made of Taiwanese plastic
The boy laughed at the spastic dancing around in the rain
While laundrettes cleaned clothes, high heals rub toes
Puddles splashed huddles of bus stop crows
Dressed in their suits and their boots well they all look the same
I took myself down to the cafe to find all the boys lost in books and crackling vinyl
And carved out a poem above the urinal that read
Don’t you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you’re given
Life’s for the living so live it
Or you’re better off dead
While the evening pulled the moon out of it’s packet
Stars shone like buttons on an old man’s jacket
We needed a nail but we tacked it ’til it fell of the wall
While pigeon’s pecked trains, sparks flew like planes
The rain showed the rainbows in the oil stains
And we all had new iPhones but no one had no one to call
And I stumbled down to the stomach of the town
Where the widow takes memories to slowly drown
With a hand to the sky and a mist in her eye she said
Don’t you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you’re given
Life’s for the living so live it
Or you’re better off dead
Well I’m sick of this town, this blind man’s forage
They take your dreams down and stick them in storage
You can have them back son when you’ve paid off your mortgage and loans
Oh hell with this place, I’ll go it my own way
I’ll stick out my thumb and I trudge down the highway
Someday someone must be going my way home
Till then I’ll make my bed from a disused car
With a mattress of leaves and a blanket of stars
And I’ll stitch the words into my heart with a needle and thread
Don’t you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you’re given
You know life’s for the living so live it
Or you’re better off dead
Don’t you cry for the lost
Smile for the living
Get what you need and give what you’re given
Life’s for the living so live it
Or you’re better off dead
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