Tom: Cm
I tried to translate this from piano. This is just how I play it.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Cm
E|-3-3-1---------------------|
B|-4-----4-1-3-4-1-4-3-1-4-1-|
G|-5-------------------------| (x2)
D|-5-------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|
Cm
E|-3-3-1-----------------------|
B|-4-----4-1-3-4-1-4-1-4-1-0-1-|
G|-5---------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------|
A|-3---------------------------|
E|-3---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Cm Eb Ab G
Steps unsteady, whatever the cause
Cm Eb Ab G
Yeah, the wheels aren’t ready to move it along
Cm Eb Ab G Cm
Goodbye, balance: balance always is a lost cause
E|-3-1---------------|
B|-----4-1-3-4-1-4-3-|
G|-
E|------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Cm Eb Ab G
Alarm bells ringing, yawns and winks
Am Eb Ab G
The water isn’t safe to cook in or drink
Cm Eb Ab G Cm
Goodbye, balance: balance doesn’t care what you think
E|-3-1---------------|
B|-----4-1-3-4-1-4-3-|
G|-E|------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Cm B Bb F
Unbending membranes flex and pop
Cm B Bb F
Unsinkable ships always sink
Cm B Bb F
Sober drunks and cleaned up junkies
G
Wobble out along the brink
Yeah yeah yeah
Cm Eb Ab G
Support beams teeter, sway, and moan
Cm Eb Ab G
And your taxi will not take you home
Cm Eb Ab G Cm
Goodbye, balance: balance always leaves you alone
E|-3-1---------------|
B|-----4-1-3-4-1-4-3-|
G|-E|------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Cm Eb Ab G
Yeah, the roof is bending in the wind
Am Eb Ab G
And your mind is filled with mortal sin
Cm Eb Ab G Cm
Goodbye, balance: balance never lets you win
E|-3-1---------------|
B|-----4-1-3-4-1-4-3-|
G|-E|------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Cm Eb Ab Gm
This world, this world is falling apart
Cm Eb Ab G
Yeah this world, this world is falling apart
Cm Eb Ab G Cm
The people you love are all you have to lean on
Ab G7
So treat them well
Cm Eb Ab Gm
This world, this world is falling apart
Cm Eb Ab G
Yeah this world, this world is falling apart
Cm Eb Ab G7 Cm
The people you love are all you have to lean on
Ab G Cm
So treat them well, yeah
[Outro]
Cm
E|-3-3-1---------------------|
B|-4-----4-1-3-4-1-4-3-1-4-1-|
G|-5-------------------------| (x2)
D|-5-------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|
Cm C5
E|-3-3-1-------------------------|
B|-4-----4-1-3-4-1-4-1-4-1-0-1---|
G|-5---------------------------5-|
D|-5---------------------------5-|
A|-3---------------------------3-|
E|-3-----------------------------|
