The Ceiling
by The Wild Feathers
Standard Tuning
*Note: For easier play, you can put a capo on the 2nd fret and play D for E, G for A, A
for B, and Bm for C#m
**Between the chorus and the bridge are two quick beats of B transitioning to the A
and again on the following line
Intro: E E A E
E
Wood burning up on the hill
E
Seen a drawer full of pills
A E
And it's quiet, like snow through the trees
B A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
E
Where you come from and where you go
E
Who you talk to and who you know
A E
And you're lying in fields of green
B A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus
C#m A E
The sun rise, the drive, the morning
C#m A E
The smoke stacks, the bold hats, still learning
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
C#m A E B**
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
A E A E B**
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
A E A E
Yeah, she's clear of a crown that she cut down for me (no-oh)
B A E
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all over again
Instrumental Bridge: E E A E
E
I remember everything,
E A E
little girl learning to sing because she's crying all over me
B A E
But I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus
C#m A E
The sun rise, the drive, the morning
C#m A E
The smoke stacks, the bold hats, still learning
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
C#m A E B**
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
A E A E B**
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
A E A E
Yeah, she's clear of a crown that she cut down for me (no-oh)
B A E
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all over again
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A **repeat as necessary, end on E
We should be.......