Cm                           Bdim/D
My life is a house. you crawl through the window, 
      G                                       Cm
slip across the floor, and into the reception room.
                                   Bdim/D
You enter the place of endless persuasion,
       G                                                        Cm
like a knock on the door when there`s ten or more things to do. 

CHORUS 1
                      Eflat     Aflat     Gm7    Bflat         Eflat  
      Who was that calling?                      You, my companion,
Eflat     Aflat     Gm7                     Eflat    Aflat   G7
                               run to the water on a burning beach,
       Aflatmaj7/C  E flat
and it brings me relief.

VERSE 2
 
Aflat            Cm                 Bdim/D    G
Pass through the walls to find my intentions, circle round 
                      Cm                                       Bdim/D
in a strange hypnotic state. I look into space, there is no connection,
          G                                         Cm
a million points of light and a conversation i cant face,  

CHORUS 2
                Eflat     Aflat     Gm7     Bflat           Eflat
Cast me off one day.                        to lose my inhibitions
 Aflat     Gm7                    Eflat    Aflat    G7             
                   sit like a lap-dog on a matron`s knee.               
         Aflatmaj7/C   Eflat       Aflat
Wear the nails on your feet.

8BAR INTERLUDE

G    Cm7sus4    Gm7    Cm7sus4
Gm7    Cm7sus4    Gm7    Cm7sus4   /G

VERSE 3
          Cm                      Bdim/D         G
I woke up the house,  stumbled in sideways,  the lights went on, 
                               Cm                                   Bdim/D
and everybody screamed surprise.     The savage review,  it left me gasping
       G                                            Cm 
but it warms my heart to see that you can do it too. 

CHORUS 3 
                  Eflat    Aflat    Gm7       Bflat/6        Eflat
      Total surrender.                   Your touch is so tender.
Aflat    Gm7        Bflat/6                         Bflat
               Your skin is like water on a burning beach,
                   Eflat     Aflat     Gm7
and it brings me relief,                           
       Bflat6       Eflat    Aflat          
and it brings me relief,     
       Bflat6       Eflat    Aflat
and it brings me relief,
Bflat6     Eflat  Aflat         Gm7    Bflat6    Eflat Aflat
/ / / /    / /    / /           / /    / /       / /    / /     
Gm7   Bflat6   Eflat  Aflat
/ /   / /      / /    / /

Bflat                       Bflat                     Bflat
                brings me relief          brings me relief
Bflat
In the back row under the stars,  and the ceiling is my floor.
[repeat last line to fade]