F 1x3213 / 1x3013 (Fadd9 / Fsus2)
C/B x20013 (Csus2/B)
[Intro]
C2 C x8
[Verse 1]
CC/BAm
Cookie cried for three days, till she couldn't cry no more
CFG
She ate the fridge, jumped the bridge and wound up bloated on the shore
FCF
The children they all pointed at another painted score
DmEmFGC
And somebody asked, "Can I take a picture?"
CC/BAm
Well, the heat down here is brutal, it's hard to do what's right
CFG
The locals shout, "You won't burn out if you don't ever shine too bright"
FCF
I wish I was in your back pocket or in your arms tonight
DmEmFGC
I wish that I was loud so you could hear me
[Chorus]
EmAm
But oh, no
EmAm
What else must I be?
EmAmFG
It's all inside my head I guess but it reminds me
CFAmG
That I need you, honey I need you
CFAmG
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
CFAmGC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
[Verse 2]
CC/BAm
Now the streets are paved with petals, the parade is coming through
CFG
It kind of feels like royalty cause' everyone's in blue
FCF
And yellow flowers falling from a window, too
DmEmFGC
Falling at the feet of such a coward
CC/BAm
Ah, the mayor is kissing babies, he's almost way too kind
CFG
We're filled to the brim with honest men, they're just way too hard to find
FCF
So stare into his public eyes and watch his clock unwind
DmEmFGC
Then find him old and drowning in the deep end
[Chorus]
EmAm
But oh, no
EmAm
What else must I see?
EmAmFG
It's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds me
CFAmG
That I need you, honey I need you
CFAmG
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
CFAmGC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
[Verse 3]
CC/BAm
Yes, I long for a hickory morning with a waltz and trumpet flare
CFG
I'm doing my best to recover from what time cannot repair
FCF
I'm sick of all this solitude and pre-rehearsed despair
DmEmFGC
My eyes are a hundred miles away from sleeping
CC/BAm
Well I wish you'd write a letter, or telephone to me
CFG
This place is dark and there ain't a spark of who I used to be
FCF
So the sick hearts of the unloved tell the brave souls of the sea
DmEmFGC
"We're all closed up, why don't you come back when we're open"
[Chorus]
EmAm
But oh, no
EmAm
What else must I be?
EmAmFG
It's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds me
CFAmG
That I need you, honey I need you
CFAmG
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
CFAmGC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
[Verse 4]
CC/BAm
There's a cracked and pale mirror that's hanging on my wall
CFG
The church bell rings and the choir sings, I can hear them from the hall
FCF
Now you might not believe it, but there was no fire at all
DmEmFGC
We danced for seven days wishing for water
CC/BAm
Ah, Sagrinnon tells the fortunes, they line around the bend
CFG
A dollar for your problems, and five to know the end
FCF
They come from miles around, just like a pack of howling men
DmEmFGC
I wonder what she does with all that money
[Chorus]
EmAm
Ah but oh, no
EmAm
What else must I be?
EmAmFG
It's all inside my head I guess but it reminds me
CFAmG
That I need you, honey I need you
CFAmG
There ain't nobody who could supersede you
CFAmGC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
[Verse 5]
CC/BAm
Ah, a simple sidewalk painter, says his life is such a bore
CFG
He spends his time with a jug of wine and a palette on the floor
FCF
He screams, "Heaven! Take my eyes, because I can't paint no more."
DmEmFGC
Honey, sometimes I, I feel just like his colors
CC/BAm
I'm gonna go down to the ocean, I'm gonna to fill my boots with sand
CFG
The next time that you see me, I'll be a much more grounded man
FCF
So go and do whatever it is you do and I'll do what I can
DmEmFGC
And when we meet again you can try to know me
[Chorus]
EmAm
But oh, no
EmAm
What else must I see?
EmAmFG
It's all inside my head I guess but it just reminds me
CFAmG
That I need you, honey I need you
CFAmG
There ain't nobody who can supersede you
CFAmGC
We're not such strangers, honey I need you right now
[Harmonica Solo]
C F Am G x3 C
[Verse 6]
CC/BAm
They call me pessimistic, but it occured to me
CFG
That babies are all born crying and dying is never free
FCF
But I still can't shake that feeling, that somebody's watching me
DmEmFGC
I just thought that I would tell you
[Outro]
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