[Intro]
Em C Em
G C Em (x4)
[Verse]
G C Em
We saw a tale of deadly sins,
G C Em
Now I'm not sure where to begin,
G C Em
Cause when the parents are away,
G
the kids push boundaries when they play,
C Em
Indelibly on skin,
G C Em
I meant to send a get-well card,
G C Em
But writing it became too hard,
G C Em
And so I stayed with you at your place,
G
much too scared to be alone,
C Em
Your frightened counterpart.
[Chorus]
C Em
Tracy Mills she got cut down in her prime,
C Em
But it’s so clear to me that we are not the grieving kind,
C Em
Cause almost nothing fits the formula, too ragged at the seams,
C G
And oh the thought of it still haunts me in my dreams,
[Instrumental]
C Em
G C Em (x3)
[Verse]
G C Em
I spent an evening with a boy,
G C Em
My favourite figurine destroyed,
G C Em
But in the passion of the moment I just laughed and carried on,
G C Em
A stupid broken little toy,
G C Em
It didn’t matter much to me,
G C Em
I was so high I couldn’t see,
G C Em
But when I woke up the next day,
G C Em C
I had to hide the tears from him as I wiped them away
[Chorus]
Em
She got cut down in her prime,
C Em
But it’s so clear to me that we are not the grieving kind,
C Em
Cause almost nothing fits the formula, too ragged at the seams,
C
And oh the thought of it still haunts me,
Em
in my nightmares, in my dreams
C
and in my nightmares, in my dreams
Em
and in my nightmares, in my dreams
C
and in my nightmares, in my dreams
Em
and in my nightmares, in my dreams
G C Em
and in my
[Outro]
G C Em (x3)