Bm A  A* G  G* Em  Em* D  D*
e  2  0  5  3  3  0   x   2  x
B  3  2  5  0  3  0   8   3  7
G  4  2  6  0  4  0   9   2  7
D  4  2  7  0  5  2   9   0  7
A  2  0  7  2  5  2   7   x  5
E  x  x  5  3  3  0   x   x  x


[Verse]

        Bm      A        G         Em
I think I'll go home and mull this over
         D       A       G
before I cram it down my throat
        Bm        A              G      Em
at long last it's crashed, its colossal mass
           D       A          G
has broken up into bits in my moat


[Chorus]

Em*      D*       Em*     D*
lift the mattress off the floor
Em*      D*
walk the cramps off
   A*             G*
go meander in the cold
Em*          D*
hail to your dark skin
Em*        D*
hiding the fact you're dead again
Em*  D*               A*           G*
underneath the power lines seeking shade
G*
far above our heads are the icy heights that contain all reason


[Verse]

       Bm       A      G         Em
it's a luscious mix of words and tricks
            D            A              G
that let us bet when you know we should fold
   Bm      A         G          Em
on rocks I dreamt of where we'd stepped
           D             A               G
and of the whole mess of roads we're now on


[Chorus]

Em*       D*        Em*     D*
hold your glass up, hold it in
Em*     D*                  A*              G*
never betray the way you've always known it is
Em*     D*                Em*
one day I'll be wondering how
         D*                 Em*
I got so old just wondering how
        D*               A*             G*
I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow

G*
this is way beyond my remote concern
of being condescending


[Bridge]

Bm  A     G    F#m  Em    F#m   G
all these squawking birds won't quit
Bm  A    G F#m    Em F#m G
building nothing, laying bricks


[W/ Organ Solo]

Bm  A   G   Em   D   A   G   x2


[Chorus]

Em*       D*        Em*     D*
hold your glass up, hold it in
Em*     D*                  A*              G*
never betray the way you've always known it is
Em*     D*                Em*
one day I'll be wondering how
         D*                 Em*
I got so old just wondering how
        D*               A*             G*
I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow

G*
this is way beyond my remote concern
of being condescending


[Bridge]

Bm  A     G    F#m  Em    F#m   G
all these squawking birds won't quit
Bm  A    G F#m    Em F#m G
building nothing, laying bricks