Am G F Am G F When I was a little girl the world was small to me Am G F All the light in my life filtered softly through the trees Am G F The shadows in the photographs, five ghosts who followed me Am G I was only truly frightened once F They called my name and said they wanted me Em C Oh, what a beautiful day to try to die Bm Am D Oh, for one sweet second without the eye, the eye, the eye, the eye Em C Oh, what a beautiful day to try to die Bm Am D Oh, for one sweet second without the eye, the eye, the eye, the eye Am G F Am G F When I grew in age and fame and travelled through the world Am G F All the rives of the city like flags of blue unfurled Am G F Me pressed against the railing, me taken to a room Am G F Me breaking in the morning, dark with a sense of coming doom Em C Oh, what a beautiful day to try to die Bm Am D Oh, for one sweet second without the eye, the eye, the eye, the eye Em C Oh, what a beautiful day to try to die Bm Am D Oh, for one sweet second without the eye, the eye, the eye, the eye Em The eye x8 Am G F Am G F Now I have grown old and all my grace and beauty gone Am G F Five ghosts surround my garden, I don't tell them to move on Am G F I walk deeper into shade now, that dappled light again Am G F I see you standing at the gate, my one and only friend Em C Oh, what a beautiful day to try to die Bm Am D Oh, for one sweet second without the eye, the eye, the eye, the eye Em C Oh, what a beautiful day to try to die Bm Am D Oh, for one sweet second without the eye, the eye, the eye, the eye Em C Bm Am D Em