Here it is! 100% correct, (I think)
First Verse:
So the wind the blows across your room,
E
Carry cheap perfume onto your dresser,
A E
It rained for jewelery and for credit cards,
(continue with E)
Two tickets to a film I don't remember,
A E
One day you'll kiss your rabbit's nose, pick up the phone,
A
To find I've been turned over,
E
You grab that piece of gold,
A
Only to find that the smell has taken over,
E
And all the things you had,
A
They aren't the same
B
As what you hold
E
Second Verse:
Now I'm standin' in a room,
E
That's filled with older folks,
A
They're pleading baby listen,
E
And I scream as loud as anyone,
(continue with E)
But when asked to make a point,
A
I tend to whisper
E
Now highways turn the tidal waves,
A
An' they're askin' me to export all of your insecurities,
E
But that wind that blows across your room,
A
It's gonna' set the sails,
(continue with A)
And send me back to yooou, ooh,
Chorus
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Sometimes, when sailors are sailin', they,
E
Think twice, about where they're anchorin'
A
And I think, I could make better use,
E
Of my time on land,
A
I'll drink less,
E
Cause Lord knows I could use a,
A
Warm kiss, Instead of the call goodbye
B
I'm writing the folks back home to tell them,
A
Hey, Yeah I'm doin' allright
Bridge/Fast Part:
(E, A, E, A, A, B)= repeat once!
It's a shame what your father did,
E A
To your brothers head, he smashed it with the telephone
E A A B
Your mother got scared and locked the door,
E A
You were only four, but Lord, you remember it,
E B A A
So now you're scared of love
A
I'm here to tell you love's not some fucking blood on the receiver
(continue with A) (E, A, E, B, A, A)
Love is speaking in code
A
It's an inside joke, love is coming, home,
(continue with A)
Repeat Chorus, (but a little faster)
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Yeah I'm doin' just fine,
A
An' if she seems as lonely as me,
B
Let her, sink,
A
Yeah I'm doin' alright,
E
Yeah I'm doin' just fine,
A
An' if she seems as lonely as me, let her,
B
Sink, you let her, sink, well let her!
A
(E, A, E, A, A, B)= 3 times
(E, A, E, B, A, A, E, let ring on last note!)
