Tom: D
D - E
G - A
A - B
Bm - C#m
Small Riff throughout the song:
E|------5--2----------------5--2----------------5--2---------------0--2-----|
B|2--3--------3----5--2--3--------3----5--2--3--------3----5--2----------3--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just repeat as needed.
Seeing an asterisk (*) next to a chord means to only hit the chord once.
Anything in parenthesis is merely a suggestion, not in the actual song, though it does make it sound better
(Intro)
D*,G*,Bm*,(A*),G*
D*
40 steps to the end of the private lives
G*
54 steps on to the upturned hand
Bm* (A*)
233 steps towards the hidden garden
G*
527 steps to the lion’s mountain
D*
184 steps to the etching box
G*
376 steps to the walking planks
Bm* (A*)
433 steps to the watchtower on the sea
G*
17 steps down to the beach
D*
I saw the door and I looked through the entrance
G*
Stare down night sky, dot pattern seeming endless
Bm* (A*)
Broken friendship, dandy dog on leash
G*
Door latch caught spot, shoe stomp on street
D
Tape deck plays and the reels will spin
G
Suburb sound close down as boom-bap begin
Bm (A)
Red face hide in the shades of the trees
G
As buggered blue moonlight pass through the leaves
D
Carry out my concerning deeds in the deprivation of the darkness
G
The com-com-comfort of cave-dweller locked inside of apartment
Bm (A)
Spark this with the marked mistakes of minors learning
G
How to build a better book of matches by watching the fire burning
D
Count all my dreams on a pair of Pinocchio fingers
G
And trace the trail back home by the tumbling splinters
Bm (A)
A silly beginner, basic apprentice aggression
G
In the absence of a master, trying to make up my own lesson
D* G*
Who knew I would, I would wait such a long time
Bm* A*
Who knew I would, I would wait such a long time
(Chorus)
G
From the dreams to leaves to the cracks in the pavement
D
To the roaches and rats to the armoured cars pacing
G
From the spies to the thieves to the cross-eyed complainers
D
To the... ain't that long when you count out the paces
G
From the breach to the tracks to the aliens with statements
D
To the grief to the crap that they all want to wade in
D/C#
To the forth and back, the forth and back
D
There is no turning back, back, back, back again
D*,G*,Bm*,(A*),G*
D
Secrets explode whether you mean it or not
G
I locked my dreams with the right keys but I worked the wrong lock
Bm (A)
The strong box screws split quick before I could retighten
G
I learned lightening strikes and leaves before language leaks it lightens
D
The waking of the dead to live and work with the freaks
G
I was a vampire roaming streets when I would swear I'is a sleep
Bm (A)
The beeping of the buzzer burn my brain the next day
G
I tried to brush my teeth but never could remove the blood stains
D
A double life of moonlighting grows tiring from trying
G
If you got to work a day job and keep the villagers from rioting
Bm (A)
The list of lies, lengthened longer, left life laymen honest
G
Invited the world into my home to show the bones stacked in my closet
D
A dumb little skeleton walking miles to chase a silly dream
G
Stubborn skull, split shoes, punctuated by abrasive feet
Bm (A)
All the while stalking, walking, awkward through the night
G
In the stomach of the suburbs with a dog by my side
D*,G*,Bm*,A*
