There are a few things here that I'm not sure about (for example if the Cmaj7 chord is
played anywhere else besides the intro etc), but I've been playing the song like this
for years now and thought I'd share it.
Intro: G D Cmaj7 C
G D
You built it up brick by brick
C C
Put your heart into this baseless myth
G D
Nurtured it like a child
F C
And dressed its wounds when it ran wild
G D
You stopped to fix your face
C C
Someone else stepped in and took your place
G D
Now everything you once knew
F C
Is running circles around you
Bm Em C
A car door slamming in your road
D Dsus4 D
It jolts you like a kick inside
Bm Em C
A year old message on your phone
D Dsus4
That catches you when you can’t hide
Chorus:
D C Em D
I see you in the service station sign
Em D C
I see you in the supermarket line
C Em D
I see you silhouetted on a wall
Em D C
But I don't see myself there at all
G D
This vessel of Balsa wood
C C
Is the fag end tail of amoeba-hood
G D
The busying cast confer
F C
And get their taste of the drama
Bm Em C
You stare through mindless daytime shows
D Dsus4 D
And curse yourself for growing old
Bm Em C
The sterile scent of shaving foam
D Dsus4
Reminds you of another world
Chorus:
D C Em D
I see you in the roofless sombre sky
Em D C
I see you when the lovers stop outside
C Em D
I see you silhouetted on a wall
Em D C
But I don't see myself there at all
C Em D
I see you in the sweetness of our child
Em D C
I see you in the supermarket aisle
C Em D
I see you when I’m kneeling on the floor
Em D C
But I can't see myself anymore
Solo: G D C C G D Asus4/F C C
Bridge:
Em C G D G C
Hard times got the upper hand, stole our feeble plans
Em C G D G C
The faces, shot me, spin me round, but I won’t lie down
Em C G D G C
Hard times shake me to the bone, face bruised, bloody nose
Em C G D G C Em
Shell shocked, crawling on the ground, still I won’t lie down
Em C G D G C
No, I won't lie down
Em C G D G C
No, I won't lie down
Em C G Dadd4 G C
I won't lie down
