Intro
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Verse 1BbF
Life inside the music box ain't easy
FBb
The mallets hit, the gears are always turning
EbmBb
And everyone inside the mechanism
FBb
Is yearning to get out
Verse 2BbF
And sing another melody completely
FBb
So different from the one they're always singing
EbmBb
I close my eyes and think that I have found me
EbmBb
But then I feel mortality surround me
FBb
I want to sing another melody
EbmFBb
So different from the one I always sing
N.C.
But when I do the dishes
BridgeF N.C.
I run the water very, very, very hot
Bb N.C.
And then I fill the sink to the top with bubbles of soap
F N.C.
And then I send all the bottle caps I own afloat
BbF7Bb N.C.
And it's the greatest voyage in the history of plastic
F N.C.
And then I slip my hands in and start to make waves
Bb N.C.
And then I dip my tongue in and take a taste
F N.C.
It tastes like soap but it doesn't really taste like soap
Bb N.C.
And then I lower in my whole mouth and take a gulp
Verse 3BbF
And start to feel mortality surround me
FBb
I close my eyes and think that I have found me
EbmBb
But life inside the music box ain't easy
EbmBb
The mallets hit, the gears are always turning
FBb
And everyone inside the mechanism
EbmBb
Is yearning to get out
FBb
And sing another melody completely
EbmBb
Is yearning to get out
EbmBb
Is yearning to get out
EbmBb
Is yearning to get out
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.