Imperfect Tense
Frank Turner
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Intro: AmAm Naked and retched and retching onF a hotel bathroom floorG Somewhere in the CityAm Three days no sleeping, notF eating, not feeling good anymoreG Drenched in sweat and self-pityDm F now, it's not a pretty sightG Am F G What to say in my defense, I wasAm imperfect tenseF G Used to have such balance, but IC G Am F don't know where it wentG Am So won't you be my present sense( Am )Am Breaking, I'm shaking, it's takingF a long long timeContinues after the adG To come down off this murderousAm medication Trying to remember, my reasons forF running myselfG Into the ground with suchDm dedicationF G Am F G What to say in my defense, IAm was imperfect tenseF G Used to have such balance, but IC G Am F don't know where it wentG Bb5 So won't you be my present senseAm G# GDm C G/B Am G Cos it's not meant to beC G Am G F I am lost at seaDm C G/B Am G So mermaids sing to meC Of the better times and the things that can beF Like the diamonds in the Mediterranean seaC Or the beatings and sleeping and times that I tookF And of washing the drink and the(Dm) drugs from my bloodDm G And I've nothing to say in my defenseDm G I'm far from perfect I'm still tenseDm G They say that love can change you onceDm G Please say that love can change me onceF Come on change me