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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Intro: G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B (x2) Verse 1: G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B I put the groceries down on the front lawn G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B and think maybe the children just want recognition G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B I wrote the fairytale on a midnight drive G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Wanting to know if I?m more than alive Pre-Chorus Em A7 C I torched the fields again and killed an honest man D Daug Now I understand Mother Nature Verse 2: G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Watch me running head-first into the thorns G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B It?s like the lights are off but somebody?s home Em Am Unwrap that tourniquet ?round the sun Em Am C/B Turn those subtle reds into neon C A7 You?ll see the difference when it?s done, G G/F# But I understand your hesitation Verse 3: G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Come take a walk with me down billionaire?s row G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Trying to keep our balance over zero G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B We?ll write the fairytale for the rest of our lives G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B Throwing the trash away one more time Em Am Holding on to Love like a stone Em Am C/B Melting down today for tomorrow?s C Covenant of the heart A7 You know it?s turbulent from the start G G/F# And I understand it?s not your nature Bridge: Em A7 G D But you need a friend C A7 G Bm To take you home Em A7 G D You?ve got to begin C A7 G Bm Again Verse 4: C/G G G/F# To open castle gates and let me go inside C/G G G/F# and taste the bitter tea that won?t let you hide C/G G G/F# Then we can take away as much as we can steal C/G G G/F# Break all the precious bones before the guards appear C/G G G/F# Before the fantasy is cast into the fire C/G G G/F# And strike the temple bell to resonate the C Covenant of the heart A7 You know what comes right after the dark, G G/F# But I understand your hesitation Outro: G Gadd9/F# Cmaj7 C7M/B (x8)
Verse 1:
Pre-Chorus
Verse 2:
Em Am Unwrap that tourniquet ?round the sun Em Am C/B Turn those subtle reds into neon C A7 You?ll see the difference when it?s done, G G/F# But I understand your hesitation
Verse 3:
Em Am Holding on to Love like a stone Em Am C/B Melting down today for tomorrow?s C Covenant of the heart A7 You know it?s turbulent from the start G G/F# And I understand it?s not your nature
Bridge:
Verse 4:
C Covenant of the heart A7 You know what comes right after the dark, G G/F# But I understand your hesitation
Written by Ben Goldwasser / Andrew Vanwyngarden
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