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 – 

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 – 

Em – D


[Refrain]

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    Em     A
Helps me to sleep


[Verse 2]

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
C              Em         Em    
Paintings they make still stuck 
       D
to the fridge


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[Interlude]

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            
                   || x4 (the two 
lattest without lyrics)

C#m – D – Bm – F#m – C#m – A – E
C#m – D – Bm – F#m – C#m – A – G – F
 – E               || (a chord/beat)

(I couldn't figure out exactly the 
chords in the guitar picking part
here but I reckon the notes are 
something around F# - G – A – B – C 
– D – E)

The solo goes with the verse's 
chords but transposed two steps 
higher:

G#m – E – G#m – E | D – F#m – F#m – 
E      || x6


[Verse 3]

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 – Eb
                     || (a 
chord/beat)
Long until the dark comes to bruise 
the sky

C#m – B – A – G#m – G#sus4 – G#     
                     || (a 
chord/beat)
Deep in the debt to night

G#m – E – G#m – D
G#m – E – G#m


[Part C]

Breaks into heavy distortion:

G5 – F#5
B5 – A5 – G5 – F#5
B5 – A5 – G#5 – G5 – F#5


[Refrain]

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       
                            || (with
 distortion, chords changing 
quickly)


[Part D]

Emadd9 – A6 – Dmaj7 – D

Emadd9                A6   
   The most beautiful morning 
    Dmaj7        D
forever
Emadd9                    A6     
   Like the ones from far off, 
       Dmaj7        D
far off away
Emadd9                 A6        
   With the hum of the bees in 
   Dmaj7          D
the jasmine sway


[Otro]

           Emadd9              A6
Don't ever let go
           Dmaj7              D
Try to let go
           Emadd9              A6
Don't ever let go
           Dmaj7              D
Try to let go