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[Verse]
EDon't belBieve me when I sAay I'm sorry
EI don't mean Banything I Asay
EA faithless Bface amongst Afaceless faces
EA bad decBision made in Agood faith
EI'm cold to Ball illuAstrious distractions
ELost to Blove, work and Aplay
EStuck in my Bown world of Apallid abstractions
EForcing Bout these things to Asay
E'Cause I was Blost when I Acalled you mother
EI didn't Brealise you felt the Asame
EAnd I was Bdrunk when I Acalled you father
EBut no, you're Bnot to Ablame
[Chorus]
'Cause I G#mdid this Ato myBself
No I C#mcan't blame Banybody Aelse
And when the G#mphotographs that Aline your Bshelves
BelC#mong to sBomebody Aelse
 N.C.
You know it's time for change
[Interlude]
  E    B     A2x
[Verse]
ESo please forBgive me for my Aboring stories
EI've never Bfelt that much Aat all
EJust floated Bthrough life Achasing money
EA sack full Bof meat and Abone
EAnd with every Bstart all I see is the Afinishing line
EEvery new begiBnning I just Asee the end
EAnd I'll bBite the loving Ahand that's fed me
ETime and Btime aAgain
[Chorus]
'Cause I G#mdid this Ato myBself
No I C#mcan't blame Banybody Aelse
The pG#mhotographs that lAine your sBhelves
BelC#mong to sBomebody Aelse
And in G#mthis onAmaj7going Bwar
My fC#m7avourite smell is BpetricAmaj7hor
The G#mscent straight Amaj7after rBain
An illC#m7usion of begBinning aAmaj7gain

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Petrichor

by Tall Ships

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

Amaj7

C#m7

[Verse]

E B A

Don't believe me when I say I'm sorry

E B A

I don't mean anything I say

E B A

A faithless face amongst faceless faces

E B A

A bad decision made in good faith

E B A

I'm cold to all illustrious distractions

E B A

Lost to love, work and play

E B A

Stuck in my own world of pallid abstractions

E B A

Forcing out these things to say

E B A

'Cause I was lost when I called you mother

E B A

I didn't realise you felt the same

E B A

And I was drunk when I called you father

E B A

But no, you're not to blame

[Chorus]

G#m A B

'Cause I did this to myself

C#m B A

No I can't blame anybody else

G#m A B

And when the photographs that line your shelves

C#m B A

Belong to somebody else

N.C.

You know it's time for change

[Interlude]

E B A

[Verse]

E B A

So please forgive me for my boring stories

E B A

I've never felt that much at all

E B A

Just floated through life chasing money

E B A

A sack full of meat and bone

E B A

And with every start all I see is the finishing line

E B A

Every new beginning I just see the end

E B A

And I'll bite the loving hand that's fed me

E B A

Time and time again

[Chorus]

G#m A B

'Cause I did this to myself

C#m B A

No I can't blame anybody else

G#m A B

The photographs that line your shelves

C#m B A

Belong to somebody else

G#m Amaj7 B

And in this ongoing war

C#m7 B Amaj7

My favourite smell is petrichor

G#m Amaj7 B

The scent straight after rain

C#m7 B Amaj7

An illusion of beginning again

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