xTuning: Half-Step down [Intro] (x2) G, D , C [Verse 1] G Measure me in metered lines Bm And one decisive stare D C The time it takes to get from here to there G My ribs that show through t-shirts Bm And these shoes I got for free D I'm unconsoled C I'm lonely, I am D C Bm A So much better than I used to be [Instrumental] (x2) G, D, C [Verse 2] (same chords as verse 1) Terrified of telephones And shopping malls and knives Drowning in the pools of other lives Rely a bit too heavily On alcohol and irony Get clobbered on By courtesy D C Bm A In love with love and lousy poetry [Chorus] G C And I'm leaning on this broken fence Em C Between past and present tense G C And I'm losing all those stupid games Em C That I swore I'd never play Em D G D C G D C But it almost feels okay Bm D Circumnavigate this body Em D C Of wonder and uncertainty Bm D Armed with every precious failure Em D C And amateur cartography I'm breathing deep before D C Bm A I spread those maps out on my bedroom floor [Chorus] G C And I'm leaning on this broken fence Em C Between past and present tense G C And I'm losing all those stupid games Em C That I swore I'd never play Em D G D C But it feels okay And I'm leaving with goodbye G D C And I'm losing but I'll try Em D With the last ways left Em D To remember sing Em D G My imperfect offering