Intro: E--D-A- x4
Verse 1:
[E] we are the high
street service
trays coming to
take you a[D]way[A]
[E] pasadena 68
with speed on your
[D]breakfast plate[A]
Chorus 1:
[E] aunt cancer [G]calls
them happy [D]pills[A]
[C] they keep her
[G]calm and cool
un[E]til [A]he [E]leaves
Verse 2:
the [E]moccasin skin
obsession leather
thigh white tennis
skirt [D]so high[A]
[E] the eyes of mine
are new and kind
but the hair is
not grey it
is [D]white[A]
Chorus 2
[E] and grandfa[G]ther
is an ascot [D]noose[A]
[C] can't tie the
[G]tassels on his
[D]shoes [A]leave [E]me
Bridge 1:
[A] oh god stop [D]tearing
off the [E]roof[D] of my
ex[A]perimental [E]bathroom
[D] it's the only [A]thing
that's halfway [E]mine
[D] and not for your
[A]prying and lying [E]eyes[E][E][E]
Verse 3:
[E] these are the
red eyed politics
the cocktail
re[D]visionists[A]
[E] war room rules
no wives or kids
here men sing
he [D]boy in them[A]
the [E]hedge casts
heroes late across
our lawn the valley
hunt mi[D]litiamen all
[A]gone [E]thought we had
the lock in 54
now the maid owns
the [D]house next door
and what's [A]more
Chorus 3:
[E] swims in the [G]pool
she used to [D]clean[A]
[C] our new [G]king looks
like a [D]queen [A]leave [E]me
Bridge 2:
[A] the empire is [D]melting
like ice [E]cream[D] on
the [A]altar of the
[E]sun[A] this skin
we've s[D]tretched
for centu[E]ries
it's [D]faded it's
fraying it's
[A]meaningless to [E]me
Outro: E-- x8
Verse 1:
[E] we are the high
street service
trays coming to
take you a[D]way[A]
[E] pasadena 68
with speed on your
[D]breakfast plate[A]
Chorus 1:
[E] aunt cancer [G]calls
them happy [D]pills[A]
[C] they keep her
[G]calm and cool
un[E]til [A]he [E]leaves
Verse 2:
the [E]moccasin skin
obsession leather
thigh white tennis
skirt [D]so high[A]
[E] the eyes of mine
are new and kind
but the hair is
not grey it
is [D]white[A]
Chorus 2
[E] and grandfa[G]ther
is an ascot [D]noose[A]
[C] can't tie the
[G]tassels on his
[D]shoes [A]leave [E]me
Bridge 1:
[A] oh god stop [D]tearing
off the [E]roof[D] of my
ex[A]perimental [E]bathroom
[D] it's the only [A]thing
that's halfway [E]mine
[D] and not for your
[A]prying and lying [E]eyes[E][E][E]
Verse 3:
[E] these are the
red eyed politics
the cocktail
re[D]visionists[A]
[E] war room rules
no wives or kids
here men sing
he [D]boy in them[A]
the [E]hedge casts
heroes late across
our lawn the valley
hunt mi[D]litiamen all
[A]gone [E]thought we had
the lock in 54
now the maid owns
the [D]house next door
and what's [A]more
Chorus 3:
[E] swims in the [G]pool
she used to [D]clean[A]
[C] our new [G]king looks
like a [D]queen [A]leave [E]me
Bridge 2:
[A] the empire is [D]melting
like ice [E]cream[D] on
the [A]altar of the
[E]sun[A] this skin
we've s[D]tretched
for centu[E]ries
it's [D]faded it's
fraying it's
[A]meaningless to [E]me
Outro: E-- x8
