Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
Verse 1
C
D
Her silence was a blanket
Her stare was bitter poison
And with no choice left I drank it
I struggled in her gentle grasp
But couldn't break her hold
Each tiny breath betrayed her bidding
I'd obey untold
Verse 2
in her book
And never let me see
I'd sneak up behind her
And she'd close it silently
I waited through the April rains
And thought I heard her say
Through the thunder, I'll be here
Verse 3
If you stick around till may
C
D
sinking in the mud
And now the puddles fill with water
C
D
thicker than my blood
I won't live to see tomorrow
C
D
I've gotten here too soon
F
C
I see the writing is eroding
Verse 4
C
D
In brightness she grew bolder
She pressed me for my secret
And with no choice left I told her
She struggled in my gentle grasp
But not to break my hold
In rapt anticipation of
Verse 5
What fate had left untold
C
D
sinking in the mud
And now the puddles fill with water
C
D
thicker than my blood
I won't live to see tomorrow
C
D
I've gotten here too soon
F
C
I see the writing is eroding before reading
Interlude 1
D
Bb
C
F
D
Bb
C
F
D
Verse 6
Bb
C
F
C
D
All day I sit in the sun
Bb
C
F
D
See how the damage is done
Bb
C
F
D
Bb
Phone rings, but I'm not the one to run,
C
F
D
run, run
Verse 7
C
D
sinking in the mud
And now the puddles fill with
C
D
water thicker than my blood
I won't live to see tomorrow
C
D
I've gotten here too soon
F
C
I see the writing is eroding
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD C F Bb
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