Bb
[Verse 1]
Dm
First and foremost, don't let it be said
F Am
I am writing this at 7:10 am
Dm
On the hard dry tarmac of a vacant forecourt
F Am
Astronomically speaking, it's the first day of autumn
Dm
But the sun is hanging 'round like summer's hungover
F Am
They'll knock the garage down and build flats where I sit
Dm
The traffic's so persistent that it barely registers
F Am
And it smells like a mix between petrol and dog shit
[Chorus]
Bb Am C Dm
Just let me be the one that keeps track of the moles on your back
Bb F Am C
I just sighed, the universe replied, "Let this pass you by"
[Verse 2]
Dm F Am
Sometimes it's just enough to know I keep him on his toes
Dm F Am
Is he as sympathetic as me to the untimely demise of your synthetic clothes?
Dm F Am
I've displayed marriage proposals on the Jumbotrons of ballgames you've not been at
Dm F Am
I've written eulogies in guestbooks of galleries in the hope that you might pass
[Chorus]
Bb Am C Dm
Just let me be the one that keeps track of the moles on your back
Bb F Am C
I just sighed, the universe replied, "Let this pass you by"
[Bridge]
Dm C#
She, nervous and barefoot, chats to me at the front door
F Am
He, boyfriend, inside's a saint, becoming a martyr
Dm C#
Me rolling, writhing on the floor, stared daggers pulled from my thoracic wall
F C Gm F C Gm Bb F Gm Bb C
When I hold sea shells to my ears, I'm pretty sure I can hear you
[Verse 3]
Dm
He gave a gift of the Faber Book of Love Poems
F Am Dm
Annotated the ones he thought applied the most
Not gonna win you round with prose
F Am
If anyone should know then it's I should know (Oh-oh)
F
Girl, there must be a reason you let it slip
Gm
Went to the point of sending the message
Am
Six months of visceral Catherine Wheels
Bb C
Kissing carnivores to make it seem like less of a deal
[Chorus]
Bb Am C Dm
Just let me be the one that keeps track of the moles on your back
Bb F Am C
I just sighed, the universe replied, "Let this pass you by"
[Bridge]
Dm C#
I promise after this I will pick up the phone book
F Am
And choose the name that my eyes fall upon on their first look
Dm C#
Aim all of my poorly composed declarations there in the future
F C Gm F Gm Bb
I'm so sorry to have to put you through a lifetime of
C Gm
Dedications that you never desired
[Pre-Outro]
Dm C F Am
Dm C F Am Bb F C Am Bb F C Am
And this one sentence bludgeons me over the head
Dm
(Okay) I'm a little bit drunk, and I mean just a little bit
F
No lush in denial, only rather coquettish
Dm
I'm fifteen years old and my parents' only son
F
Like I barely survived a girls' school education
Gm
Prettier now that you've grown your hair long
Bb
I'm a slip of a man since I cut mine all off
[Outro]
Dm C Bb Dm F Bb
Please just let me be the one to keep track
Dm C Bb Dm F Bb F Bb
Of the freckles and the moles on your back
