Verse 1
C#m       F#              A 
   Half a week before the winter 
C#m          F#              A 
   The chill bites before it comes 
C#m          F#           A 
   And I'm a child of the pleasure 
C#m        F#               A 
   That he brings before he runs 
 
Verse 2 Vanessa Plays Piano Very Fast
C#m          F#               A 
   He sits behind a desk of mahogany 
C#m            F#             A 
   He whispers dreams into my ear 
C#m                F# 
   And though I've given him his 
A     C#m     F#        A 
empire   He delivers me my fear 
 
Chorus 1
A        E                C#m 
  The unicorns are riding high 
A      E               C#m 
  Powerful in coats of white 
A           E 
  I turn to look and burn my 
C#m A        E 
eyes I carry on I carry 
 
Verse 3 Vanessa Plays Piano Very Fast
C#m        F#              A 
   All the weight of empty promise 
C#m           F#               A 
   As I stand swallowed by the light 
C#m      F#             A 
   Flickering above the highway 
C#m          F# 
   I hold my head and know the 
 A 
streets are mine tonight 
 
Chorus 2
A        E                 C#m 
  The vampires are growing tired 
A              E                 C#m 
  The coats of white all turn to red 
A          E            C#m 
  My heart burns with desire 
A        E          E F# 
 I carry on I carry on 
 
Vanessa Piano Solo
A F#m C#m E F#m  x4 
 
then 
C#m F# A  x4 
 
Chorus 3
A        E               C#m 
  The unicorns are riding high 
A      E               C#m 
  Powerful in coats of white 
A           E 
  I turn to look and burn my 
C#m A        E 
eyes I carry on I carry 
 
Chorus 4
A        E                 C#m 
  The vampires are growing tired 
A              E                 C#m 
  The coats of white all turn to red 
A          E            C#m 
  My heart burns with desire 
A        E          C#m F# A 
 I carry on I carry on 
       C#m  F# A 
I carry   on 
       C#m  F# A 
I carry   on 
        C#m  A F#m 
We carry   on