Tom: Em
G
Verse 1:
G
I knelt at the sink,
Em D/F#
Like a priest or a prince
D C
Maybe I'm to be king
G
And they're waiting at Westminster
G
And the walls are paper thin
Em D/F#
I hear the neighbours arguing
D C
Could you lower your voice?
G
I would sell my unborn daughter (maybe)
B7
G Em D/F# C
B7
Em D/F# G
Verse 2:
G
We didn't stage a passion play
Em D/F#
Didn't change our given names
D C
Or waltz to our bed
G
Or need to make a scene
G
But I see your skin, paler now
Em D/F#
Than the host in your mouth
C D Em
Where the truth never seems to be
B7
G Em D/F#
G Em D/F#
C D Em
Now the burning branch never speaks to me
It whispers like
G
Chorus:
C G
I don't wanna be your vessel any more
D Em G
I don't wanna be your vessel any more
Am G
These are my words, this is my mouth
D Em G
I don't wanna be your vessel now
Am
And I may not see the future
But I see its lonely architect
Em D
At the door of my house
Am G
I don't wanna be your vessel any more
D Em G
I don't wanna be a vessel of your doubt
G Em D/F#
D C
G
Verse 3:
G
Truly I never dreamt
Em D/F#
Of all the dumb accoutrement
D C
I would want for myself
G
For the shelf
G
I laid it all at your feet
Em D/F#
On your neck and your cheek
C D Em
But the burning branch wouldn't speak to me
Chorus:
C G
I don't wanna be your vessel any more
D Em G
I don't wanna be your vessel any more
Am G
These are my rules, this is my house
D Em G
I don't wanna be your vessel now
Am
And I may not see the future
But I see its lonely architect
Em D
At the foot of my bed
Am G
I don't wanna be your vessel any more
D Em G
Didn't wanna be your vessel anyway
Outro:
G Em D/F#
D C
G
G Em D/F#
D C
G
