Em                        G
White faced phantoms in a foggy rain
Em                                G
Minnows in the pool, the way they slip away
A
And I go fumbling, go running in and repossess
G
The story of my youth
G                        E
The story of my electric past

[Chorus]
A                    Em         G
Are we running after flickering sparks, oh?
G                                    A
Are we grappling for diamonds in the dark, oh?
G
The way we chase that mercury
    Em                G
The way we chase that mercury


[Verse 2]
Em                     G
Loud like lions and as slick as wolves
Em                             G
Desperately we haunt the other animal
A                                G
But in the end, if all we are is dogs out back, chasing cars
     Em                                   G
Then pray that we don't get the things we want

[Chorus]
A                    Em         G
Are we running after flickering sparks, oh?
G                                    A
Are we grappling for diamonds in the dark, oh?
G
The way we chase that mercury
    Em                G
The way we chase that mercury

[Verse 3]
D                G
Love, a pound of flesh
G                  A                G
Offer it up to the gods of American success
G                       Em                      E
Doesn't matter what you are, you're only second best
E           Em                           A
And that's all that you can ever hope to be
    Em                 G
The way you chase that mercury, oh

Em                           G
Fragile frames fumble in the mystery
Em                             G
Afraid to be exposed while we pretend to be
A                   G
Something more than what we are
A                  G
Fools in love with punch drunk hearts
Em                         G
Mystified by everything we see

[Chorus]
A                    Em         G
Are we running after flickering sparks, oh?
G                                    A
Are we grappling for diamonds in the dark, oh?
G
The way we chase that mercury
    Em                G
The way we chase that mercury
G
The way we chase that mercury
    Em                G
The way we chase that mercury



[Verse 3]
D                G
Love, a pound of flesh
G                  A                G
Offer it up to the gods of American success
G                       Em                      E
Doesn't matter what you are, you're only second best
E           Em                           A
And that's all that you can ever hope to be
G
The way we chase that mercury

[Bridge]
G             Em
There must be more to this
G             Em
Our desperate wandering
G         Em
How do we put to rest
G          D   Em  G
All of our discontent
G           Em
Beneath the shadows of
G           Em
All that we think we want
G          A              D
Is there a light we can't see?
G             Em
There must be more to this
G             Em
Our desperate wandering
G         Em
How do we put to rest
G          D   Em  G
All of our discontent
G           Em
Beneath the shadows of
G           Em
All that we think we want
G          A              D
Is there a light we can't see?
    Em                 G
The way you chase that mercury