Verse 1:
C#5 A5 B5
There's comfort in the bottom of a swimming pool
E A5
I'm holding my breath for you
C#5 A5 B5
There's no doubt in my mind that if you could then you would try
E A5
To crack my ribcage open and pull my heart right through
Interlude: C#5, A5, B5 (x3)
C#5 A5 B5
There's comfort in the bottom of a swimming pool
E A5
I'm holding my breath for you
C#5 A5 B5 E
There's no doubt in my mind that if you could then you would try
A5
To crack my ribcage open and pull my heart right through
Chorus:
F#5 G#5 A5 E5
But I'm a creature of a culture that I create
F#5 G#5 A5
I'm the last one on the dance floor
E5
As the chandelier gives way
F#5
And I am permanently
G#5 A5
Preoccupied with your past
F#5 G#5 A5 E5
I've been around long enough now
To know that the good things never last
(C#5)
They never last
(Last)
Interlude: C#5, A5, B5 (x2)
Verse 2:
C#5 A5 B5
There's comfort in the silence of a living room
E A5
The TV is on for you
C#5 A5 B5
Hide in your basement while your house burns down
(No Chords)
Your teeth are loose inside of your gums
(No Chords)
They will eventually fall out
C#5 A5 B5 E A5
Follow an orange extension cord under a carpet to a closet door
C#5 A5 B5
Feeding the black light that will someday make me very very very very
A5
very rich
Chorus:
F#5 G#5 A5 E5
But I'm a creature of a culture that I create
F#5 G#5 A5
I'm the last one on the dance floor
E5
As the chandelier gives way
F#5
And I am permanently
G#5 A5
Preoccupied with your past
F#5 G#5
I've been around long enough now
A5 E
To know that the good things never last
(C#5)
They never last
Interlude: E*, Eb*, C#5, B5 (x2)
Bridge:
E* Eb* C#5
How low is your self esteem
B5 E* C#5
And how low could it possibly be
E* Eb*
I know I know you're in love with me
C#5 B5
And I've been ignoring you
Interlude: B5, C#5, Eb5, E5 (Repeat)
Outro:
B5 C#5 Eb5 E5
I will stop cutting my pants into shorts
B5 C#5 Eb5 E5
I will address the issues I cannot ignore
B5 C#5 Eb5 E5
And I will do the things I think you might like
B5 C#5 Eb5 E5
And I will be alone probably the rest of my life
C#5 A5
There's comfort in the bottom of a swimming pool