Intro:
F#m
Verse 1:
F#m Bm
Richard Divine made up his mind to take the last few steps to
E F#m
the bathroom door from his bedroom floor and to lock himself in.
F#m Bm
Steady young hands, meticulous plans, disposable razors and a
E F#m
blisterpack filled with strong sleeping pills, and a bath of hot water.
Chorus 1:
A C#7 D
He said hes not for sale, said that he felt hounded,
B F#m F
crowded and surrounded by this life he didnt choose.
Verse 2:
F#m Bm
He carefully wrote a funerary note on his best writing paper
E F#m F
to set out the facts, and sealed it with wax, and left it in the kitchen.
F#m Bm
He left it out so his parents would know what there was waiting for them
E F#m
pale cold skin and blood seeping in to the landing carpet.
Chorus 2:
A C#7 D
He said hes not for sale, said that he felt hounded,
B A
crowded and surrounded by this life he didnt choose.
C#7 D
But everybody plays this game on a daily basis.
B
Theyre not heroes, theyre survivors,
and its not Shakespearian if they lose.
Bridge: F#m E D C# (not sure)
F#m E
So do what you want,do what you want, do what the voices tell you,
D C#
but don’t ever say, dont ever say that we didnt warn you
F#m F F#m F F#m F F#m
Because we warned you.
Chorus 3:
A C#7 D
He said hes not for sale, but he bought into his failure.
B
Hes telling tales that hammer nails right into open palms.
A C#7 D
A martyr in reverse, he’s best at being worst,
B
the rest of us are cursed but we keep calm and we carry on.
Outro: F# C#7 D E F# C#7 D
E
So Richard, here it is:
A C#m D
None of us are blameless, huddled here like strangers,
E
shameless in our lists of all the changes we say we need.
A C#7
But I think that you knew that,
D D# (?) B
you cant pretend its news that when you cut yourself youll bleed.
