Routine

F#m      D      F#m       
    What do I do with all the 
    D
children's clothes
C          Em          Em       
 such tiny things that still 
      D
smell of them
F#m         D         F#m 
    And the footprints in the 
    D
hallway
C       Em    Em         D
onto my knees scrub them away

( F#m  D  F#m  D )
( C  Em  D )

F#m            D        F#m     
    And how to be of use make 
      D
the tea and the soup
C            Em        Em        
All of their favorites throw them 
  D
away
F#m               D          F#m
    And all their schoolbooks 
      D
and the running shoes
C           Em           Em     
Washing and cleaning the dirty 
       D
still sink

( F#m  D  F#m  D )
( C  Em  D )

F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time
C#m    B       A
Concentrate my mind
F    G     A
Helps me to sleep

F#m          D          F#m     
    And keep making beds and 
      D
keep the cat fed
C        Em      Em          D
Open the windows let the air in
F#m              D          F#m 
    And keep the house clean and
          D
 keep the routine
Continues after the ad
C              Em         Em    
Paintings they make still stuck 
       D
to the fridge

F#m           D     F#m         
   La-la   la-da       la-la    
     D
  la-da
C          Em   Em    D
Da-da-da     la-la-da-da

( C#m  D  Bm  F#m  C#m  A  E )
( C#m  D  Bm  F#m  C#m  A  G  F  E )
( F#  G  A  B  C  D  E )

[Solo]  G#m  E  G#m  E  D  F#m  E
        G#m  E  G#m  E  D  F#m  E
        G#m  E  G#m  E  D  F#m  E
        G#m  E  G#m  E  D  F#m  E
        G#m  E  G#m  E  D  F#m  E
        G#m  E  G#m  E  D  F#m  E

G#m      E       G#m   E
   Keep cleaning keep ironing
D             F#m          F#m  
Cooking their meals on the 
           E
stainless steel hob
G#m     E      G#m   E
   Keep washing keep scrubbing

D  C#m  B  A  G#m  F#m  E  
Long until the dark comes to bruise 
Eb
the sky
C#m  B  A  G#m  C  Eb
Deep in the debt to night

( G#m  E  G#m  D )
( G#m  E  G#m )

( G5  F#5  A5 )
( B5  A5  G5  F#5  A5 )
( B5  A5  G#5  G5  F#5 )

F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time
C#m    B        A
(Concentrate my mind)
F    G     A
Helps me to sleep

F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time
C#m    B        A
(Concentrate my mind)
F    G     A
Helps me to sleep

( F#5  E5  F#5  E5  G5  C5 )
( Em  A  Dsus2  D )

Em                       A 
   The most beautiful morning 
     Dsus2        D
forever
Em                        A      
   Like the ones from far off, 
      Dsus2        D
far off away
Em                     A         
   With the hum of the bees in 
        Dsus2          D
the jasmine sway

            Em              A
Don't ever let go
           Dsus2              D
Try to let go
            Em              A
Don't ever let go
           Dsus2              D
Try to let go
Em  A  Dsus2  D
Don't ever