Intro:
E, A, E, AVerse 1:
EA
Sheets of empty canvas
EA
Untouched sheets of clay
EA
Lay spread out before me
E
As her body once did
EA
All five horizons
E
Revolved around her soul
A
As the earth to the sun
EA
Now the air I tasted
E
And breathed has taken a turn
Pre-Chorus:
CEm
Hmmmm, and all I taught her was everything
CEm
Hmmmm, I know she gave me all that she wore
Chorus:
D
And now my bitter hands,
C
Shake beneath clouds
Em
Of what was everything
D
Oh, the pictures
C
Have all been washed in black
Em
Tattooed everything
Verse 2:
EA
I take a walk outside
EA
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
EA
Oh, I can feel their laughter
E
So, why do I sear
Pre-Chorus:
CEm
Hmmmm, and twised thoughts that spin 'round my head, I'm spinning, oh
CEm
I'm spinning, How quick the sun can drop away
Chorus:
D
And now my bitter hands
C
Cradle broken glass
Em
Of what was everything
D
All the pictures have
C
All been washed in black
Em
Tattooed everything
D
All the love gone bad
C
Turned my world to black
D
And tattooed all I see,
C
All that I am,
Em
All I'll be
Break:
DCEmDC
Yeah Uh huh Uh huh
Outro:
Em
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
DC
I know you'll be a star in somebody elses sky
EmDC
But why, why, why can't it be,
CEmDC
Why can't it be mine
Em, D, C (ad lib till end)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.