Capo 1
[D]Me[G]et[D] m[Dsus2]e on t[D]he edges of the city,
[Bm]Mee[G]t [D]me[Dsus2] where[D] the underground runs out.
[D]Br[G]in[D]g [Dsus2]a picn[D]ic blanket and your pity.
[Bm]A p[G]en[D] a[Dsus2]nd pap[D]er so I can write things down.
[A]Mo[Asus2]ther, [Em]oh [Em7]dear mother, I wasn't joking when I said,
[Bm]Tha[G]t [A]I plan to keep doing this until the day I'm dead.
[D]An[Cadd9]d I'm [G]no[A]t a mirror for you when you were young.
[Em]But[A] I still remain your faithful only so[D]n.[G][D]
[D]La[G]te[D]ly[Dsus2] I've [D]been feeling kind of fragile,
[Bm]Lat[G]el[D]y [Dsus2]I've b[D]een feeling all worn out.
[D]Wh[G]at[D] w[Dsus2]ould a[D]ny of us do, before the dreams that we had came true,
[Bm]Wha[G]t [D]wo[Dsus2]uld th[D]ere be left to dream about.
[A]Fa[Asus2]ther, [Em]oh [Em7]dear father, I'm not trying to reject,
[Bm]The[G] v[A]alues that you held like winning cards up to your chest.
[D]Bu[Cadd9]t I ca[G]n'[A]t just do the things that you wish that you'd done,
[Em]Tho[A]ugh I still remain your faithful only son.
[G]/p[Gmaj7]iano i[Em]nst[Em7]rumental
[G]Th[Gmaj7]e city, seems so still
[Em]Whe[Em7]n you're looking down, from Highgate Hill.
D let ring, G let ring D Dsus2 D
There's nothing left for us to say,
[Bm]You[G] t[D]au[Dsus2]ght me[D] everything that I know,
[D]YO[G]u [D]wo[Dsus2]uldn't[D] miss me if I stayed,
[Bm]You[G] n[D]ev[Dsus2]er see[D] me if I go.
[A]Th[Asus2]is is [Em]no [Em7]confession no this is who I am
[Bm]Mak[G]e [A]me in your image so you have to understand,
[D]Th[Cadd9]at I d[G]id[A] my best as told and so've become,
[Em]You[A]r [D]loving and your faithful only son.[G][D-G-D]
[D]Me[G]et[D] m[Dsus2]e on t[D]he edges of the city,
[Bm]Mee[G]t [D]me[Dsus2] where[D] the underground runs out.
[D]Br[G]in[D]g [Dsus2]a picn[D]ic blanket and your pity.
[Bm]A p[G]en[D] a[Dsus2]nd pap[D]er so I can write things down.
[A]Mo[Asus2]ther, [Em]oh [Em7]dear mother, I wasn't joking when I said,
[Bm]Tha[G]t [A]I plan to keep doing this until the day I'm dead.
[D]An[Cadd9]d I'm [G]no[A]t a mirror for you when you were young.
[Em]But[A] I still remain your faithful only so[D]n.[G][D]
[D]La[G]te[D]ly[Dsus2] I've [D]been feeling kind of fragile,
[Bm]Lat[G]el[D]y [Dsus2]I've b[D]een feeling all worn out.
[D]Wh[G]at[D] w[Dsus2]ould a[D]ny of us do, before the dreams that we had came true,
[Bm]Wha[G]t [D]wo[Dsus2]uld th[D]ere be left to dream about.
[A]Fa[Asus2]ther, [Em]oh [Em7]dear father, I'm not trying to reject,
[Bm]The[G] v[A]alues that you held like winning cards up to your chest.
[D]Bu[Cadd9]t I ca[G]n'[A]t just do the things that you wish that you'd done,
[Em]Tho[A]ugh I still remain your faithful only son.
[G]/p[Gmaj7]iano i[Em]nst[Em7]rumental
[G]Th[Gmaj7]e city, seems so still
[Em]Whe[Em7]n you're looking down, from Highgate Hill.
D let ring, G let ring D Dsus2 D
There's nothing left for us to say,
[Bm]You[G] t[D]au[Dsus2]ght me[D] everything that I know,
[D]YO[G]u [D]wo[Dsus2]uldn't[D] miss me if I stayed,
[Bm]You[G] n[D]ev[Dsus2]er see[D] me if I go.
[A]Th[Asus2]is is [Em]no [Em7]confession no this is who I am
[Bm]Mak[G]e [A]me in your image so you have to understand,
[D]Th[Cadd9]at I d[G]id[A] my best as told and so've become,
[Em]You[A]r [D]loving and your faithful only son.[G][D-G-D]
