Tom: C
INTRO:
C Am C Am C Am G G
E|-------------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-----------|
B|-------------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-----------|
G|-------------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-----------|
D|-------------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----7-------|-------|-------|-----------|-------|-----------|-----------|
E|-8-8---8-5-5-|-5-8-8-|-8-5-5-|-5-6-7-8-8-|-8-5-5-|-5-3-(3)-3-|-5-3-(3)-3-|
VERSE:
C Am
He'll be sorry in the morning
C Am
You say he's tender when you're home
C
But if I was your man
Am G
I'd be more than just a cure for being alone
C Am
You say you see some good in him
C Am
You can't explain
C Am
And he's somehow better than
G
The way that he behaves
PD-C HORUS:
F Am
But the fact is that in practice
F Am
His love grinds you like a stone
F Am
And you're wrapped around the axle now
G
Afraid to let the whole thing go
CHORUS:
F Am F
But you can't drain the sea (you can't drain the sea)
Am F
And stay afloat (and stay afloat)
Am G G
You can't take the knot and leave the rope
VERSE:
C Am
And water, it won't ever run clear
C Am
Rinsing your heart out in the sink
C Am
Staying, all you'll ever get dear
G
Is a paler shade of pink
PD-C HORUS:
F Am
But the fact is that in practice
F Am
His love grinds you to the bone
F Am
And you're wrapped around the axle now
G
Afraid to let the whole thing go
CHORUS:
F Am F
But you can't drain the sea (you can't drain the sea)
Am F
And stay afloat (and stay afloat)
Am G G
You can't take the knot and leave the rope
VERSE:
F Am
We've all loved liars
F Am
But most have learned
F Am
That those who play with fire
G N.C. F
Spend their whole lives icing burns
OUTRO:
Am F Am
Yeah, icing bur-ur-ur-ur-urns
F Am
Yeah, icing burns
F Am
Yeah, icing bur-ur-ur-ur-urns
F Am
Icing bur-urns
F Am
Icing bur-ur-ur-ur-urns
F Am
Icing bur-urns
G
Icing burns
