A great song from the album 'Lilac6' (2001) by The Lilac Time, founded by Nick &
Stephen Duffy; http://thelilactime.com/ for more info
CAPO 1
Dm Dm C C
G G F F
Dm
Over the limit
C
I can't even say I'm sad, I'm sorry
G F
Can't even say I fear I am afraid
Dm
Look in the mirror
C
Have you begun to see your Mother?
G F
You're lining up disaster for us all
(F) Em | C G
CHORUS:
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
G
Dm
I wasted my youth
C
Worrying I was wasting away
G F
Waiting for someone to say “you're number 1“
Dm
Under the carpet
C
Where most of my life was lived in darkness
G F
Waiting for me to start to work it out
(F) C Dm | G
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
Bm Em A
We concealed our dependencies so well
D
And now I'm...
Dm
Over the limit
C
I can't even say I'm sad, I'm sorry
G F
I can't even say I fear I am afraid
Dm
Look in the mirror
C
Have you begun to see your Mother?
G F
You're lining up disaster for us all
(F) C | Dm C G
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
Dm Dm C C
G G F F
Dm Dm G G
F