Seconds

G                            
She, she used to live with his 
   Am
brother
                        F          
Now she's an unmarried mother with 
 Am             G
another on the way
He's second rate twisted out of 
Am
shape
              F                  
and he looks a state, it costs so 
  Am               G
much to look this rough
            Dm                   
They go to town they like to shop 
  C
around and look at all those things
                             G/B
All those things they never wanted 
anyway
               Dm
She hates his hair
                     C
that stupid coat he wears  but 
sometimes second best
                         G/B
is the best that you can get
Oh yes oh somebody told me


F                    Am
'Cos seconds turn to hours
                         C      
and the hours turn into days but 
                      Em
still it feels like morning
F                          Am    
The first time leaves its trace 
                            C
and then slides into second place
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                         Em
and still it feels like morning
F                    Am
At night they try to fly
                              C    
hold on tight and close their eyes 
and they hit the ground in the 
 Em
morning


G                        Am
But in the morning it's raining
                          F
Oh Christ you're always complaining
           Am                 G
can't you think of something else
            Dm                     
It's nearly-nu, a bargain basement 
C
made for two
And if you blur your eyes
                          G/B
you could be anywhere you want 
yourself to be
              Dm                   
Oh yeah, it's bad I know you want 
   C
to laugh, so laugh
But sometimes second best is all 
             G/B
that you can get
Oh yeah, oh somebody told me

The seconds turn to hours
and the hours turn into days but 
still it feels like morning
The first time leaves its trace and 
then slides into second place
and still it feels like morning
At night they try to fly
hold on tight and close their eyes 
and they hit the ground in the 
morning

Am             G                
But you're so perfect you don't 
G/D           Dsus2
interest me at all
                            C
You're golden boy fell down
Don't you know he hasn't got a 
  G6/B
personality?
And I know he said he'd last all 
night then gave you seconds yeah

The seconds turn to hours and the 
hours turn into days
but still it feels like morning
The first time leaves its trace and 
then slides into second place and 
still it feels like morning
At night they try to fly, hold on 
tight and close their eyes
and they hit the ground in the 
morning
F                     Am         
My God they're still alive, they 
                             C
got it wrong but they still tried
And they made it through to the 
 Em        Am
morning