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[Verses]
FHoney bee, Cshe say I got too much sympathy.  Em  
But I can call her Amanytime.G  F  
And if you're lost Cand you need a little peace from me,Em  
Bring all your Amtrouble by…G  F  
Honey bee, Chow have I hurt you?Em  
C'mon tell your blues Amto me.G  F  
Maybe I should live Cup there in the curtains,Em  
On the wings of AmMer-cGur-Fy.
I was Amfortunately desperate and tEmurbulently innocent.
FI was living underneath my body Cweight.
My eyes were Amswollen green and hazy, sick from gEmrief and hate and envy,
I was Fcrawling up inside my Emhead.
And all I seemed to Cfind is that Geverything has Amchains.
And all this life just Ffeels like a Gseries of Amdreams.
Selected poems and Clovers I Gcan't begin to Fname.
And all in all I Cfind that Gnothing stays the Csame.
And I was Amcrazy like the moon for you and Emhead over my heels for you.
And Fnever would I change or compro-Cmise.
But Amsomething in my mind does things I Emcan't contain for anything.
FLast night I don't think sleep even touched my Emeyes.
And all I seemed to Cfind is that Geverything has Amchains.
And all this life just Ffeels like a Gseries of Amdreams.
Selected poems and Clovers I Gcan't begin to Fname.
And all in all I Cfind that Gnothing stays the Csame.
[Solo]
Em-C-G-Am-F-G-Am-C-G-Am-C-G-C
And all I seem to fiCnd is how eveGrything has chaAmins.
And all my life just feFels like an iGdiot dreamAm.
Selected poems and Clovers I Gnever seen agaiFn.
And all in all I Cfind that Gnothing stays the Csame.

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Selected Poems

by The Gaslight Anthem

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[Verses]

F C Em

Honey bee, she say I got too much sympathy.

Am G F

But I can call her anytime.

C Em

And if you're lost and you need a little peace from me,

Am G F

Bring all your trouble by…

C Em

Honey bee, how have I hurt you?

Am G F

C'mon tell your blues to me.

C Em

Maybe I should live up there in the curtains,

Am G F

On the wings of Mer-cur-y.

Am Em

I was fortunately desperate and turbulently innocent.

F C

I was living underneath my body weight.

Am Em

My eyes were swollen green and hazy, sick from grief and hate and envy,

F Em

I was crawling up inside my head.

C G Am

And all I seemed to find is that everything has chains.

F G Am

And all this life just feels like a series of dreams.

C G F

Selected poems and lovers I can't begin to name.

C G C

And all in all I find that nothing stays the same.

Am Em

And I was crazy like the moon for you and head over my heels for you.

F C

And never would I change or compro-mise.

Am Em

But something in my mind does things I can't contain for anything.

F Em

Last night I don't think sleep even touched my eyes.

C G Am

And all I seemed to find is that everything has chains.

F G Am

And all this life just feels like a series of dreams.

C G F

Selected poems and lovers I can't begin to name.

C G C

And all in all I find that nothing stays the same.

[Solo]

Em-C-G-Am-F-G-Am-C-G-Am-C-G-C

C G Am

And all I seem to find is how everything has chains.

F G Am

And all my life just feels like an idiot dream.

C G F

Selected poems and lovers I never seen again.

C G C

And all in all I find that nothing stays the same.

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