[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[C]You pick me up in the morning li[G]ght[Am][G]
[C]With a heavy head and sallow ey[G]es[Am][G]
[C]A ball of flesh and heavy b[G]one[Am][G]
[C]Known better days are kinda so[G]re[Am][G]
[C]I used to dream of leaving h[G]ere[Am][G]
[C]Now I just sleep away the f[G]ear[Am][G]
[C]But nothing much ever came from [G]me[Am][G]
[C]A sack of empty promis[G]es[Am][G]
[F]And if all these selfish thoughts would please just stop
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[C]Sometimes do you wish you could watch it bu[G]rn?[Am][G]
[C]Your life you've built and the things you o[G]wn[Am][G]
[C]How I dreamt of her again last n[G]ight[Am][G]
[C]And how I could put the past to ri[G]ght[Am][G]
[F]And if all these selfish thoughts would all just stop[C][G][Am][G]
[F]And leave a little room for someone else[C][G][Am][G]
[F]When all that it would help will fall behind[C][G][Am][G]
[C]I used to dream of leaving h[G]ere[Am][G]
[C]But the roots that bind were mine to gr[G]ow[Am][G]
[C]You pick me up in the morning li[G]ght[Am][G]
[C]With a heavy head and sallow ey[G]es[Am][G]
[C]A ball of flesh and heavy b[G]one[Am][G]
[C]Known better days are kinda so[G]re[Am][G]
[C]I used to dream of leaving h[G]ere[Am][G]
[C]Now I just sleep away the f[G]ear[Am][G]
[C]But nothing much ever came from [G]me[Am][G]
[C]A sack of empty promis[G]es[Am][G]
[F]And if all these selfish thoughts would please just stop
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[C]Sometimes do you wish you could watch it bu[G]rn?[Am][G]
[C]Your life you've built and the things you o[G]wn[Am][G]
[C]How I dreamt of her again last n[G]ight[Am][G]
[C]And how I could put the past to ri[G]ght[Am][G]
[F]And if all these selfish thoughts would all just stop[C][G][Am][G]
[F]And leave a little room for someone else[C][G][Am][G]
[F]When all that it would help will fall behind[C][G][Am][G]
[C]I used to dream of leaving h[G]ere[Am][G]
[C]But the roots that bind were mine to gr[G]ow[Am][G]