I [Em]lie awake on this [D]phone call, she's [Am]dreaming of better [G]days[B]
[Em]Flowers lie on the [D]counter, re[Am]mind her of better [G]days[B]
She sends a prayer up to Jesus
And she asks him for his strength
And the night will go on bleeding
Was it faith that paid the rent?
[Em] And I know you?re barely listening
[D] I know you?re barely listening
[Am] I know you?re barely listening
[G]Now I know y[B]ou?re?.
I know you?re barely listening
I know you?re barely listening
I know you?re barely listening
Now I know you?re?.
Standing here in a doorway with a candle and a gun
The light tears through open windows
For now the day has won
(Repeat chorus)
[E]Like a child on her [D]way here
You just [A]smile and run the other [E]way
And [E]faith won?t find you a [D]reason
It just [A]smiles and runs the other [E]way
And It just [A]smiles?[E].
It just [G]smiles and runs the other [D]way
It just smiles?.
It just smiles and then runs the other way
(scat singing)
It?s not worth waiting
(Repeat chorus)
you can't shape love with a hammer,
and you can't shape love with a will,
what horror lies in knowing there's no faith that chaos can't kill
[Em]Flowers lie on the [D]counter, re[Am]mind her of better [G]days[B]
She sends a prayer up to Jesus
And she asks him for his strength
And the night will go on bleeding
Was it faith that paid the rent?
[Em] And I know you?re barely listening
[D] I know you?re barely listening
[Am] I know you?re barely listening
[G]Now I know y[B]ou?re?.
I know you?re barely listening
I know you?re barely listening
I know you?re barely listening
Now I know you?re?.
Standing here in a doorway with a candle and a gun
The light tears through open windows
For now the day has won
(Repeat chorus)
[E]Like a child on her [D]way here
You just [A]smile and run the other [E]way
And [E]faith won?t find you a [D]reason
It just [A]smiles and runs the other [E]way
And It just [A]smiles?[E].
It just [G]smiles and runs the other [D]way
It just smiles?.
It just smiles and then runs the other way
(scat singing)
It?s not worth waiting
(Repeat chorus)
you can't shape love with a hammer,
and you can't shape love with a will,
what horror lies in knowing there's no faith that chaos can't kill