Song: Perfect Blue Buildings Artist: Counting Crows Album: August and Everything After Year: 1993 Intro: Dm (2 bars) [Verse 1] Dm C Bb A Just down the street from your hotel, baby Dm C Bb I stay at home with my disease Dm C Bb A And aint this position familiar, darling Dm C Bb Well, all monkeys do what they see G Bb Help me stay awake, Im falling... [Verse 2] Down on virginia and la loma Where I got friends wholl care for me You got an attitude of everything I ever wanted I got an attitude of need Help me stay awake, Im falling... [Chorus] F C Gm Bb Asleep in perfect blue buildings F C Gm Beside the green apple sea F C Gm Bb Gonna get me a little oblivion, baby F C Gm Try to keep myself away from me Repeat intro [Verse 3] Its 4:30 a.m. on a tuesday It doesnt get much worse than this In beds in little rooms in buildings in the middle of these lives which are completely meaningless Help me stay awake, Im falling... [Chorus] Asleep in perfect blue buildings Beside the green apple sea Gonna get me a little oblivion, baby Try to keep myself away from myself and me F F C C Gm Gm Bb Bb (x2) Repeat intro [Verse 4] I got bones beneath my skin, and mister... Theres a skeleton in every mans house Beneath the dust and love and sweat that hangs on everybody Theres a dead man trying to get out Please help me stay awake, Im falling... [Chorus] Asleep in perfect blue buildings Beside the green apple sea Gonna get me a little oblivion, baby Try to keep myself away from me Outro Bb I cant keep myself away from me How am I gonna keep myself away from me
