[Verse 1]
F
And I'll jump in the sea
Am
Wearing all of my clothes
Bb
And I'll swim out from this red patch
Dm C
To the pier and its old bones
F
And the tide will sweep me out
Am
And I'll swim back to land
Bb
And I'll walk through this old valley
Dm C
And I'll smile as I stand
[Chorus]
F
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
Am
We could stay here, and we won't fade away
Bb
How could you ever deny it?
Bbm
The golden age of not even trying
[Verse 2]
F
And I miss the old man
Am
Who played harmonica on the street
Bb
Oh, He played it with such character
Dm C
These days that's rare to see
F
And It's rare to be an artist
Am
And it's rare that we have a cause
Bb
And It's rare to stand by anything we say
Dm C
These days, we are all whores
[Chorus]
F
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
Am
We could stay here, and we won't fade away
Bb
How could you ever deny it?
Bbm
The golden age of not even trying
[Bridge]
F
There's a head in the water
Am
There's someone at sea
Bm
I shouldn't waste my time personifying
Bbm
These damned waves, as they are trying
F Am
Oh, it's our golden age
B Bbm
Oh, it's our golden age
[Chorus]
F
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
Am
We could stay here, and we won't fade away
Bb
How could you ever deny it?
Bbm
The golden age of not even trying
[Verse 4]
F
There's a head in the water
Am
There is someone at sea
Oh, there is someone
Bb
Oh, there is someone!
Bbm
Yeah, there is someone!
[Chorus]
F
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
Am
We could stay here, and we won't fade away- oh!
Bb
(How could you ever deny it?)
I don't know!
Bbm
The golden age of not even trying