[Verse 1]
G
Grace Cathedral hill
Em
all wrapped in bones of a setting sun,
C
all dust and stone and moribund.
D
I paid twenty-five cents to light
D7
a little white candle
G
for a New Year's Day.
Em
I sat and watched it burn away
C
then turned and weaved through the slow decay.
D
We were both a little hungry
D7
so we went to get a hotdog.
G
Down the Hyde St. Pier,
Em
the light was slight and disappeared.
C
The air, it stunk of fish and beer
D
We heard a superman trumpet
D7
play the National Anthem.
[Chorus]
C G Em C
And the world may be long, for, you,
G Em C
but he'll never belong, to, you.
Cm
But on a motorbike,
D D7
when all the city lights blind your eyes tonight,
C D
are you feeling better now? .......
G Em
Are you feeling beeeettttter..nooooww.
C Cm
Are you feeling better now?
[Verse 2]
G
Some way to greet the year:
Em
your eyes all bright and, brimmed with tears.
C
The pilgrims, pills and tourists here
D D7
all sing "Fifty three bucks to buy a brand new halo."
G
I'm sweet on a green-eyed girl,
Em
all fiery Irish clip and curl,
C
all brine and piss and vinegar.
D
I paid twenty-five vents to light
D7
a little white candle.
[Chorus]
C G Em C
And the world may be long, for, you,
G Em C
but he'll never belong, to, you.
Cm
But on a motorbike,
D D7
when all the city lights blind your eyes tonight,
C D
are you feeling better now? .......
G Em
Are you feeling beeeettttter..nooooww.
C Cm
Are you feeling better now?
[Coda]
G
La la la
Em
La la la
C
La la la
Cm
La la la la la
