Artist: The Weakerthans Song: Plea from a cat named virtue Capo 4 [Intro] E A D A E [Verse 1] E Why don't you ever wanna play? A I'm tired of this piece of string B You sleep as much as I do now, A E and you don't eat much of anything E I don't know who you're talking to A I made a search through every room B but all I found was dust that moved A E with shadows of the afternoon [Chorus 1] E A And listen, about those bitter songs you sing F#m they're not helping anything A E they won't make you strong [Verse 2] E So we should open up the house A invite the tabby two doors down B You could ask your sister if A E she doesn't bring her basset hound E Ask the things you shouldn't miss A tape hiss and the modern man B cold war and card catalogues A E to come join us if they can E For girly drinks and parlor games A we'll pass around the easy lie B of absolutely no regrets A E and later maybe you could try E To let your losses dangle off A the sharp edge of a century B We'll talk about the weather A E or how the weather use to be [Chorus 2] E A And I'll cater, with all the birds that I can kill F#m A let their tiny feathers fill disappointment E A Lie down, and lick the sorrow from your skin F#m A E Scratch the terror and begin to believe you're strong [Outro] E F#m G#m A All you ever want to do is drink and watch TV C#m B A frankly that thing doesn't really interest me E F#m G#m A I swear I'm going to bite you hard and taste your tinny blood C#m B A G#m if you don't stop the self-defeating lies you've been repeating A (PAUSE) since the day you brought me home E I know you're strong.