Intro: C Bm C D G
C D Em C D
Verso 1:
C Bm
Milk thistle, milk thistle
C D G
Let me down slow
C D Em
Help me go slow
C D
I've been carryin' on
C G
I'm not scared of nothin'
C G
I'll go pound for pound
C G
I keep death on my mind
C D
Like a heavy crown
C D
If I go to heaven
C D
I'll be bored as hell
C D
Like a little baby
Am G
At the bottom of a well
Verso 2:
C Bm
Fair child, fair child
C D G
How are you man?
C D Em
Did you fix that storefront?
C D
Did you start that band?
C G
Don't be scared of nothin'
C G
You go pound for pound
C G
You'll bring peace to midnight
C D
Like a spotted owl
C D
I'll be rootin' for you
C D
Like my favourite team
C D
If somebody sweats you
Am G
You just point 'em out to me
C Em Am
All the sights and sounds
B11
This little world's too crowded now
C D G
And there's only one way out
C Em Am
An elevator ride
B11
Through the tunnel towards the light
C D G
And I’m nowhere bound
C Em D
Keep going up and down
C Em G
Up and down
Verso 3:
C Bm
Newspaper, newspaper
C D G
Can't take no more
C D Em
You're here every morning
C D
Waitin' at my door
C G
I'm just tryin' to kiss you
C G
And you stab my eyes
C G
Make me blue forever
C D
Like an Island sky
C D
And I'm not pretending
C D
That it's all okay
C D
Just let me have my coffee
Am G
Before you take away the day
Verso 4:
C Bm
Lazarus, Lazarus
C D G
Why all the tears?
C D Em
Did your faithful chauffer
C D
Just disappear?
C G
What a lonesome feeling
C G
To be just waitin' round
C G
Like some washed up actress
C D
In a Tinseltown
C D
But for the record
C D
I'd come pick you up
C D
We'll head for the ocean
Am G
Just say when you've had enough
C Em Am
All the light and sound
B11
This little world's too fragile now
C D G
And there's only one way out
C Em Am
But if you let me slide
B11
I'll do my best to make things right
C D G
And I’m nowhere bound
C Em D
Keep going up and down
C Em G
Up and down
Verso 5:
C Bm
Milk thistle, milk thistle
C D G
Let me down slow
C D Em
Just help me go slow
C D
I've been hurrying on
C G
I was poised for greatness
C G
I was down and out
C G
I keep death at my heels
C D
Like a basset hound
C D
If I go to heaven
C D
I'll be bored as hell
C D
Like a crying baby
Am G
At the bottom of a well