[Intro]
Am C Dm
Keep it quick, say it brief
F Am
If it's fast it will be a relief
C Dm
Short on time, that's a gift
F G Am
Count your seconds, and they'll catch the drift
[Verse 1]
G Dm Em
Disparate parts, disparate hearts pulled through a sieve
Am G F Em
Hand me a chart so I know how to start to say this is all I can give
C Dm/Db Dm
To summarize seems incom-plete
How novel is a novel that can fit on one sheet
Em F
It seems that I'm destined to fail
Dm Em
To compress myself to the size of a thumbnail
[Chorus]
Am C Dm
Keep it quick, say it brief
F Am
If it's fast it will be a relief
C Dm
Short on time, that's a gift
F G Am
Count your seconds, and they'll catch the drift
[Post-Chorus]
Am
Na na na, na na
C Dm
They'll catch the drift
Em
Na na na, na na
G Am
They'll catch the drift
Am
Na na na, na na
C Dm
They'll catch the drift
Em
Na na na, na na
G
They'll catch the
[Verse 2]
G
Don't like what's revealed here
C F Em7 Am
When your depth of field's near, it's hard to come close
G C F
Chip stones from the boulder, suddenly my vulnerability shows
G Am
Oooooh
C C#m Dm
You can crop and trim till all that's left
Em
is the essence of a presence that is feeling bereft
Dm
Of a guard in just the gist of a tale
Am Em
that is less of an image and more of a thumbnail
[Chorus]
Am C Dm
Keep it quick, say it brief
F Am
If it's fast it will be a relief
C Dm
Short on time, that's a gift
F G Am
Count your seconds, and they'll catch the drift
[Post-Chorus]
Am
Na na na, na na
C Dm
They'll catch the drift
Em
Na na na, na na
G Am
They'll catch the drift
Am
Na na na, na na
C Dm
They'll catch the drift
Em
Na na na, na na
G
They'll catch the drift