Intro Eb Gm F (4x)
Verse
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I was the first match struck at the first cremation,
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you are my shallow grave, I'll tend you as a sexton
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If you're the casket door that's being slammed upon me,
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I'll be a plague cross painted on your naked body
Bb
Well summer sighed and summoned up hail.
F Gm
Dirty dish rack drips the holy grail
(Gm)
May be heartslob but I want 'em to know,
Eb Bb
cut and shut us like a portmanteau
(Bb) F
We sit around jus' spitballin',
(F) Gm
all the witches cackle round my cauldron
(Gm) Eb
Recognise the lies from my poker tongue
(Eb) Gm
is it true...?
F Eb
They say you and me
(Eb)
are tautology
Gm F
What grows from the seeds,
Eb
can you quite believe?
Gm F
through cracks come the weeds,
Eb
Long time listener,
Gm F
first time caller,
Eb
no need to remind me
Gm F
What death leaves behind me
Bb
Verse
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Why must I lie awake, from dust until the morning,
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through fear of bein' impaled upon errant mattress string?
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Within a waking dream I finally made my heel turn,
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lived life as Super 8 when you were promised Hilton
Bb
Propose me as a pardon for sins,
F Gm
led on barbecue I'm burnt offerings
(Gm) Eb
I proof-read the Book of Job for the Lord:
(Eb) Bb
edit one, League Cup 2004
(Bb) F
We, delicate as a filigree,
(F) Gm
cleared a place for us in the chicory
(Gm) Eb
Colosseum blood will dry in the sun
(Eb) Gm
is it true...?
F Eb
They say you and me
(Eb)
are tautology
Gm F
What grows from the seeds,
Eb
can you quite believe?
Gm F
through cracks come the weeds,
Eb
Long time listener,
Gm F
first time caller,
Eb
no need to remind me
Gm F
What death leaves behind me
Bb
Bb F Gm Eb
We tread it carefully, we feel around in kid-gloves
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What death will leave behind, death will leave behind love
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We will flower again, I have surely seen it
Bb F Gm
WE WILL FLOWER AGAIN
F Eb
They say you and me
(Eb)
are tautology
Gm F
What grows from the seeds,
Eb
can you quite believe?
Gm F
through cracks come the weeds,
Eb
Long time listener,
Gm F
first time caller,
Eb
no need to remind me
Gm F
What death leaves behind me
Bb