Standing tall as[G] a woman but ac[Bm]ting tough as can be[Am][C]
[G]Curling your lip di[Bm]recting your [Am]poetry at [C]me
[G]When I know it was written for another time and place
It do[Am]esn't touch me - [G]You're so [Bm]bitter the past [Am]so close beh[C]ind
[G]You're so curling and [Bm]churning how could you[Am]r angel give in
[G]When there's not[Bm]hing to blame bu[Am]t your pr[C]ide
Chorus:
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
[A]If you're gonna pret[C]end to fly at [E]all
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [----] [G] [Bm][Am][C]
[G]You can curl[Bm] up cradled in[Am] your pas[C]t
[G]But it isn't as warm the[Bm]re is it will noth[Am]ing ever la[C]st
[G]Your painting your p[Bm]ictures with shards of your pain
[Am]You'd prick your fingers for blood[C] to paint
[G]You sing your[Bm] strife like a [Am]sonnet I b[C]elieve
Chorus:
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
If [A]you're gonna pretend to[C] fly at [E]all
Bridge:
You [F]sing your stri[C]fe like a so[G]nnet
[F]But you buy your hat with[C] a sweat stained brim a[G]lready on it
[F]Chaos and fate your [C]enemies at leas[G]t that's the way you've sold them to be
[Am]You can put yourself on a c[C]ross but not for[D] me
G Bm Am C (x4)
Chorus:
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
[A]If you're gonna pretend to f[C]ly at a[Em]ll[D]
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
[A]If you're gonna pretend to f[C]ly at a[Em]ll
[G]Curling your lip di[Bm]recting your [Am]poetry at [C]me
[G]When I know it was written for another time and place
It do[Am]esn't touch me - [G]You're so [Bm]bitter the past [Am]so close beh[C]ind
[G]You're so curling and [Bm]churning how could you[Am]r angel give in
[G]When there's not[Bm]hing to blame bu[Am]t your pr[C]ide
Chorus:
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
[A]If you're gonna pret[C]end to fly at [E]all
[G] [Bm] [Am] [C] [----] [G] [Bm][Am][C]
[G]You can curl[Bm] up cradled in[Am] your pas[C]t
[G]But it isn't as warm the[Bm]re is it will noth[Am]ing ever la[C]st
[G]Your painting your p[Bm]ictures with shards of your pain
[Am]You'd prick your fingers for blood[C] to paint
[G]You sing your[Bm] strife like a [Am]sonnet I b[C]elieve
Chorus:
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
If [A]you're gonna pretend to[C] fly at [E]all
Bridge:
You [F]sing your stri[C]fe like a so[G]nnet
[F]But you buy your hat with[C] a sweat stained brim a[G]lready on it
[F]Chaos and fate your [C]enemies at leas[G]t that's the way you've sold them to be
[Am]You can put yourself on a c[C]ross but not for[D] me
G Bm Am C (x4)
Chorus:
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
[A]If you're gonna pretend to f[C]ly at a[Em]ll[D]
[Am]And I guess you need an excuse to[G] fall
[A]If you're gonna pretend to f[C]ly at a[Em]ll
