Intro
A 
 
Verse 1
A 
Knocking at the window, standing in the rain 
A 
Ulysses smiles as he takes his pills 
A 
Street walker knows his middle name 
A 
She understands why he's dressed up to k*ll 
A 
Poor little rich boy born to the thin woman 
A 
The papers said he'd never be deprived 
A 
The dust shifted in and out of time 
A 
He lost his grip on his privileged life 
A                               B 
Now he's got children and a fat lady 
A                       D               A 
Who watch over him and he watches them 
D 
The house is brimming over with inside information 
E       A       C#m 
if learning is a crime it's looking grim! 
 
Chorus
B       A 
I've got my hands in the water dipping in the dirty 
D               E               D               E       D       E 
There might be a witness I better keep out of sight 
A 
They've got their feet in the doorway 
D       E 
Trying not to hurt me 
D               A               D       A       D       E 
This'll be the end of wasted sleepless nights 
A       D       E       A 
Wasted sleepless 
 
Verse 2
A 
Somewhere in the dark room there's a sign on the door 
A 
That says "help for those who got the urge to stray" 
A 
They've got boudoirs and operating theatres 
A 
And microphone apostles who got nothing to say 
A               B 
Now the finger's moving in for the k*ll 
D       A 
Save up your breath! slow down your death! 
D 
Don't you know they weren't around 
E 
When the loving angel said "don't seek the living 
D               E 
Out here with the dead" 
 
Chorus
B               A               D 
I've got my hands in the water dipping in the dirty 
E                       A 
There might be a witness I better keep out of sight 
D       E       A 
They've got their feet in the doorway 
D       E 
Trying not to hurt me 
D               A               D       E 
This'll be the end of wasted sleepless nights 
A 
Wasted sleepless nights 
B               A               D 
I've got my hands in the water dipping in the dirty 
E                       A 
There might be a witness I better keep out of sight 
D       E       A 
They've got their feet in the doorway 
D       E 
Trying not to hurt me 
D               A               D       E 
This'll be the end of wasted sleepless nights 
A 
Wasted sleepless nights 
 
Solo
D       E 
 
Verse 3
A       B       D       A 
Staring voices from the dark room 
A       B       D       A 
They are the wind that blows forever around the sun 
A       B       D       A 
They are the beating of the city drum 
A               B               D 
And if you could see me now 
D               A 
You'd burn a fifty dollar bill! 
A               B 
Take Valium and arithmetic 
D               A 
Take a calculated thrill 
A               B       D       A 
Staring voices from the dark room 
A 
Wasted sleepless nights 
 
Outro
A               B       D       A 
Staring voices from the dark room 
A 
Wasted sleepless nights 
A               B       D       A 
Staring voices from the dark room 
A 
Wasted sleepless nights 
A               B       D       A 
Staring voices from the dark room 
A 
Wasted sleepless nights 
A               B       D       A 
Staring voices from the dark room 
A 
Wasted sleepless nights 
A               B       D       A 
Staring voices from the dark room