G 
theres a hole in my head
                      Em
where the lines you read
Em
melt into a bowl 
                         C
and treat me a like a fool


[Verse 2]
     G
they froth at the mouths
                Em
and call me a clown 
     Em
for jumping through their hoops
                       C
and standing on their shoes


[Chorus] 
      G           C
but don't be sad
      G       Em  
it’ll never last 
        G                   C
and don't be sad      OOOOO
   G       Em     C
it’ll never last 


[Verse 3]
               G 
until you throw away your shoes
              Am  Em
and buy expensive boots
   Em
to walk straight through the scene
                                   C
smash snails to smithereens 


[Verse 4]
       G
you call your love a lie 
                Em
a choke of desire 
       Em
with a brain your couldn't beat
                          C
and hands as soft as feet


[Chorus]
      G           C
but don't be sad
      G       Em  
it’ll never last 
        G                   C
and don't be sad      OOOOO
 G       Em        C
it’ll never last


[Verse 5]    
      Em   Bb   A                          C                G
until you run and get the kids to lick the bottoms of their lips 
                               Em
and they stare straight at the sun
             Am            G
and down the barrel of the gun
             Em             Am
you point it up you point it down 
  C
family all around
G             D
you never lied 
             Em
watch your back
                       C
they've got you by the neck
          C
its never fair
          Am
its never fair 
              G             Em
to see their smiles everywhere
         Em
but your face looks like a clowns
G
paint it up and paint it down
G
pity, piercing pray 
     G
each morning of each day
        Em
its the last song left to sing
    A
you pretty little thing.