Tuning: Open D (D A D F# A D) Intro: D |---------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-----0-0--0--------0-0----0-0----------------------------------------| D |-----0-0--0--------0-0----0-0-------0-0------0-0-------0-0------0-0--| A |---------------0-2------0-----------0-0------0-0-------0-0------0-0--| D |--0------0-----------------------0---------0--------0---------0------| Verse 1: Headstones and land mines, flowers and red wines... D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F#|-----0-0----0------0-0----0-0----------------| x2 D |-----0-0----0------0-0----0-0----------------| A |---------------0-2------0--------------------| D |--0------0-----------------------------------|
They buy you nice things and they sing pretty songs but it doesn't help. D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------0-0----------0-0-----------0-0---------0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----| D |---------0-0----------0-0-----------0-0---------0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---5-------------5-------------5------------5---------0-------0------0-------0---------| Verse 1 cont.: Oak trees and dirt piles, funerals and mistrials... D |------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------| F#|-----0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0--------------------| x2 D |-----0-0-----0-----0-0---0-0--------------------| A |---------------0-2-----0------------------------| D |--0-------0-------------------------------------| They say pretty words and they hug from six feet but it doesn't help. D |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------0-0--------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-------0-0----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----| D |-------0-0--------0-0-------0-0--------0-0-------0-0----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----| A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---5----------5-----------5---------5----------0------0-------0-------0---------| Chorus: And nothing works but time... D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------3-3-----3-3-----5-5----5-5-----0-0------0-0----0-0-----0-0---------------| D |------2-2-----2-2-----0-0----0-0-----0-0------0-0----0-0-----0-0---------------| A |---0--------0------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------5-----5--------0--------0------0-------0-------------------| And it all hurts but its fine. D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|------3-3-----3-3-----5-5----5-5-----2-2------2-2----2-2-----2-2---------------| D |------2-2-----2-2-----0-0----0-0-----0-0------0-0----0-0-----0-0---------------| A |---0--------0------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--------------------5-----5--------2--------2------2-------2-------------------| Mmm, mmm, mmm, mhmm, hmm D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----1-1------0-3----5-5-----5-5----5-5-------5-5---------------------------| D |----0-0------0-3----0-0-----0-0----0-0-------0-0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---2-------4------5-------5------5--------5--------------------------------| Mmm, mmm, mmm, mhmm, hmm D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----1-1------0-3----5-5-----5-5----5-5-------5-5---------------------------| D |----0-0------0-3----0-0-----0-0----0-0-------0-0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---2-------4------5-------5------5--------5--------------------------------| Mmm, mmm, mmm, mhmm, hmm D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----1-1------0-3----5-5-----5-5----7-7-------7-7---------------------------| D |----0-0------0-3----0-0-----0-0----0-0-------0-0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---2-------4------5-------5------7--------7--------7-----------------------| Verse 2: Chaos and carpet, a study in scarlet D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F#|-----0-0----0------0-0----0-0----------------| x2 D |-----0-0----0------0-0----0-0----------------| A |---------------0-2------0--------------------| D |--0------0-----------------------------------| The room doesn't talk and the furniture nods as I pass D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------0-0----------0-0-----------0-0---------0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----| D |---------0-0----------0-0-----------0-0---------0-0-------0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---5-------------5-------------5------------5---------0-------0------0-------0---------| Verse 2 cont.: Heights marked in pencil, kitchen utensils D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| F#|-----0-0----0------0-0----0-0----------------| x2 D |-----0-0----0------0-0----0-0----------------| A |---------------0-2------0--------------------| D |--0------0-----------------------------------| The books don't say sorry; they don't crowd and touch D |------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------| F#|-----0-0--------0-0------------0-0-----------0-0------| D |-----0-0--------0-0------------0-0-----------0-0------| A |------------------------------------------------------| D |---5----------5-------------6------------6------------| Bridge: They're just observers collecting their dust D |------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------0-0----------0-0-----------0-0---------5-5---------| D |---------0-0----------0-0-----------0-0---------0-0---------| A |------------------------------------------------------------| D |---9-------------8-------------7------------6---------------| They know that nothing they say is enough D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----1-1------0-3----5-5-----5-5----7-7-------7-7---------------------------| D |----0-0------0-3----0-0-----0-0----0-0-------0-0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---2-------4------5-------5------7--------7--------------------------------| So they don't say a thing... D |--------------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------------| F#|-----2-2--------2-2----------2-2---------2-2------| D |-----0-0--------0-0----------0-0---------0-0------| A |--------------------------------------------------| D |---2----------2-----------2----------2------------| Outro: Mmm, mmm, mmm, mhmm, hmm D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----1-1------0-3----5-5-----5-5----5-5-------5-5---------------------------| D |----0-0------0-3----0-0-----0-0----0-0-------0-0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---2-------4------5-------5------5--------5--------------------------------| Mmm, mmm, mmm, mhmm, hmm D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----1-1------0-3----5-5-----5-5----5-5-------5-5---------------------------| D |----0-0------0-3----0-0-----0-0----0-0-------0-0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---2-------4------5-------5------5--------5--------------------------------| (ending hum) let last note ring! D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----1-1------0-3----5-5-----5-5----7-7-------7-7------0-0------0-0------------| D |----0-0------0-3----0-0-----0-0----0-0-------0-0------0-0------0-0------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |---2-------4------5-------5------7--------7--------0--------0-------0---------|