Tom: Em
Chorus: C, D, Em, G
Verse 1:
Em
Like a foggy mirror,
G D
Where receptions blurred
Em
And things could stand to be clearer.
G D
Sometimes it's hard to look you in the eye.
Em G D
If I could be the man on your shoulder
Em
A God as you grow older.
G D
I'd sleep so much easier tonight.
Pre Chorus:
Em / D Asus2
Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,
D
Of happy endings.
Em / D Am
Close your eyes, re-write the story,
D
A new beginning.
Chorus:
C D Em
It's not what they said, and it's not what we read
G
And all the promises they made us,
are all shattered on the ground.
Verse 2:
Em
Your defense,
G D
you've done no wrong
Em
And live life in innocence,
G D
So how could they have looked you in the eye?
Em G D
If I could be the man on your shoulder
Em
To Watch you as you grow older.
G D
I'd sleep so much easier tonight.
Pre Chorus:
Em / D Asus2
Close your eyes, they'll tell a story,
D
Of happy endings.
Em / D Am
Close your eyes, re-write the story,
D
A new beginning.
Chorus: [x2]
C D Em
It's not what they said, and it's not what we read
G
And all the promises they made us,
C
are all shattered on the ground.
Bridge:
D
It's on the ground.
Em
And when the cards are down,
It's safe to say that all bets are off.
C
It's on the ground.
D
And when the cards are down,
Em
Well it's time to play, it's hard to say.
So bet all call.
Chorus: [x2]
C D Em
It's not what they said, and it's not what we read
G
And all the promises they made us,
C
are all shattered on the ground.
D
Shattered on the ground,
All the cards are down
Em
Everything they told us
G C
has always been so wrong,
D Em G / Em
So wrong, so wrong, so wrong.
