F(b5) G7 Am9
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|
G|--2---2---4---4-|--5---5---5---0-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|1-------3-------| 5-------5-------|
[Intro]
(vocalise on “ooh” or “aah”)
Am G Dm Am
Am G Am
Am G Dm Am
Am G Am
Am G Am
[A-Verse]
F(b5) G7 Am9
Just because I love your skin
F(b5) G7 Am9
Doesn't mean I'll jump in
F(b5) G7 Am9
The water's clean and warm and green
F(b5) G7 Am9
I'm not allowed to swim
F(b5) G7 Am9
I'm scared of getting in
[Chorus]
C Em
Batteries and Holy Ghosts
G Bm/F# Bm
Buried in my bag of bones
C Em
She said they would help me to grow
C G B7 Em
Said “feeding the stomach is feeding the soul”
[B-Verse]
C Em
Spider web and harlequin
G Bm/F# Bm
Wrapped around your sticky wings
C Em
It's pretty, but it's hurting like hell
F(b5) G7 Am9
'Cause I know that I'm unwell
F(b5) G7 Am9
My body's made of shell
F(b5) G7
And I know that you can...
[Interlude]
(vocalise on “ooh” or “aah”)
Am G Dm Am
...tell
Am G Am
Am G Am
[Chorus]
C Em
Beat me at my own damn game
G Bm/F# Bm
Fucking with my goddamn brain
C Em
Now I will never win again
C G B7 Em
Better to love than to have and to hold
[B-Verse]
C Em
And I heard that you like to swim
G Bm/F# G
Doesn't mean I'm gonna jump in
C Em
But I'll put on my swimming set
F(b5) G7 Am9
'Cause I know I'm going to get wet
F(b5) G7 Am9
I know I'm going to get wet
F(b5) G7
I know I'm going to get...
[Interlude]
(vocalise on “ooh” or “aah”)
Am G Dm Am
...wet
Am G Am
Am G Dm Am
Am G Am
Am G Am
[A-Verse]
F(b5) G7 Am9
Just because I love your skin
F(b5) G7 Am9
Doesn't mean I'll jump in
F(b5) G7 Am9
The water's clean and warm and green
F(b5) G7 Am9
I'm not allowed to swim
F(b5) G7 Am9
I'm scared of getting in
