“You’re Not Listening”- The Rescues
Transcribed by Robin Young
Intro: B B/D# G#- B/F# E C#-7 F# F#sus4
VERSE 1:
B B/D#
Your eyes are gonna drown in your wine glass
G#- B/F#
Your mind is skipping stones over your past
E C#-7 F# F#sus4
I know better than to ask you, “Why, love?”
VERSE 2:
B B/D#
When you begin to believe your own lies, then
G#- B/F#
They'll keep swinging long as you keep fighting
E C#-7 F# F#sus4
Until you ruin a perfectly good night, my love
CHORUS:
E B/D# F# F#sus4 F#
My love, you're not listening
E B/D# F# F#sus4 F#
My love, you're not listening
A E/G# E-/G B/F#
My love, try listening
E-/G A B B/D# G#- F#
For the voice that's whispering to you, my love
VERSE 3:
B B/D#
Those tears are ten years old
G#- B/F#
That script has long been sold
E C#-7
That story’s sick of being told
F#sus4 F#
Say goodbye, love
VERSE 4:
B B/D#
It's time you learned some new lines
G#- B/F#
They're already rolling ‘round in your mind
E C#-7 F#sus4 F#
Don't waste another life, my love
(CHORUS)
INTERLUDE:
B B/D# G#- B/F# E C#-7 F#
CHORUS/OUTRO:
E B/D# F#
My love
E B/D# F#
My love
E B/D# F#
My love, you’re not listening
E B/D# F#
My love, you’re not listening
E B/D# F#
My dreams did not come true
E B/D#
The way I wanted them to
F#
And that’s okay with me, is it okay with you?
E B/D# F#
My dreams did not come true
E B/D#
The way I wanted them to
F#
And that’s okay with me, is it okay with you?
A E/G# E-/G B/F#
My love, try listening
E- A B/F#
For the voice that's whispering to you, my love