Intro: F#
Verse 1:
F# B
Hope'll set your eyes agleam
F# C#
Like four feet dangling in the stream
F# B
But the Kingdom of God, it's a pressure machine
F# C#
Every step, gotta keep it clean
F# B
A mattress on a hardwood floor
F# C#
Who could ever ask for more?
F# B
I'll get up and cut the grass
F# C#
Ain't nothing wrong with working class
G#m C# F# C#/F D#m
I I don't remember the last time
G#m C# F# C#/F B
You asked how I was
G#m C# F# C#/F D#m
Don't you feel the time slipping away?
G#m C#
It ain't funny at all
F# C#/F B
It's gonna break your heart one day
Verse 2:
F# B
Keep the debt cloud off the kids
F# C#
Only sunshine on their lids
F# B
Jiminy Cricket and Power Wheels
F# C#
And memories of Happy Meals
F# B
Sometimes I look at the stars
F# C#
And think about how small we are
F# B
Sweating it out in the pressure machine
F# C#
Good till the last drop
G#m C# F# C#/F D#m
Why don't you say little things?
G#m C# F# C#/F D#m
Butterflies don't just dance on a string
G#m C# F# C#/F D#m
It feels like you clipped all their wings
G#m C# F# C#/F D#m
And every year goes by faster than the one before
( F# D#m C#/F B )
( F# D#m C#/F B )
Verse 3:
F# B
We've had that treadmill now for months
F# C#
I think she might've used it once
F# B
If I shut my mouth and keep the peace
F# C#
She'll cook my eggs in bacon grease
F# B
Life'll grow you a big red rose
F# C#
Then rip it from beneath your nose
F# B
Run it through the pressure machine
F# C#
And spit you out a name tag memory