A Song To Pass The Time

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Eadd#9
- 022103
F#m11
- xx4200
E/G#
- xx6400
A7
- x02223
[Intro] (add the Eadd#9 occasionally)
E
[Verse 1]
E F#m11
There is a middle-aged woman, she's dragging her feet
E/G# F#m11
She carries baskets of clothes to a laundromat
E F#m11
While the Mexican children kick rocks into the street
E/G# F#m11
And they laugh in a language I don't understand
A
But I love them... why do I love them?
E Eadd#9 E A
E E
[Verse 2]
E F#m11
So the neighborhood's dimming, I smoke on the porch
E/G# F#m11
Watch the people as they pass enclosed inside their cars
E F#m11
And on their faces just anger or disappointment
E/G# F#m11
I start wishing there was something I could offer them
A
A consolation... what could I offer them?
E Eadd#9 E A
E
[Verse 3]
E F#m11
And they are sad in their suburbs, robots water the lawn
E/G# F#m11
And everything they touch gets dusted spotless
E F#m11
And so they start to believe they've not touched anything at all
E/G# F#m11
And the cars in the driveway only multiply
E F#m11
They are lost in their houses, I've heard them sing in the shower
E/G# F#m11
Making speeches to their sister on the telephone
E F#m11
Saying you come home, you come here, don't stay so far away from me
E/G# F#m11
This weather has me wanting love more tangible
A
Something I can hold... 'cause it's getting cold
E A A7
E
[Bridge 1]
F#m E Bm A
I say hold up our fists to a flame in the sky
F#m E Bm A
To block out the light that's reaching for our eyes
E Eadd#9 E
'Cause it... 'cause it would blind us
A E
Yeah, it will blind us
[Verse 4]
E F#m11
Well, I've locked my actions in the grooves of routine
E/G# F#m11
So I may never be free of this apathy
E F#m11
But I wait for a letter that's coming to me
E/G# F#m11
She sends me pictures of the ocean in an envelope
E
So there still is hope, yes, I can be healed
F#m11
There is someone looking for what I've concealed
E/G#
In my secret drawer, in my pockets deep
F#m11
You will find the reasons that I can't sleep
A
And you will still want me...
E Eadd#9 E
But will you still want me?
A E Eadd#9 E A
Will you still want me?
E
[Bridge 2]
F#m E Bm A
Well, I say come for the week, you can sleep in my bed
F#m E Bm A
And pass through my life like a dream through my head
E A
It will... it will be easy
E Eadd#9 E A
I'll make it easy
E
[Verse 5]
E F#m11
But all I have for the moment is a song to pass the time
E/G# F#m11
A melody to keep me from worrying
E F#m11
Some simple progression to keep my fingers busy
E/G# F#m11
And words that are sure to come back to me
A E
And they'll be laughing... and they'll be laughing
A E
My mediocrity
A E A E
My mediocriteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
[Outro] (Ad lib with Eadd#9 and A7 thrown in sometimes)
E A
Yeah, they'll be laughing
E F#m A E

A Song To Pass The Time chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Song To Pass The Time by Bright Eyes. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Eadd#9 - 022103
F#m11  - xx4200
E/G#   - xx6400
A7     - x02223
[Intro] (add the Eadd#9 occasionally)
E
[Verse 1]
E     Eadd#9  E   A
E                 E
[Verse 2]
E     Eadd#9  E   A
E
[Verse 3]
E                  A   A7
E
[Bridge 1]
[Verse 4]
E
[Bridge 2]
E
[Verse 5]
[Outro] (Ad lib with Eadd#9 and A7 thrown in sometimes)
E    F#m   A    E

A Song To Pass The Time Chords by Bright Eyes

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