IntroEm7GEm7GEm7A7sus4Em7A7sus4G x2
Verse 1CD/F#
So, so you think you can tell,
Am/EG
Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain.
D/F#CAm
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil,
G
Do you think you can tell?
Verse 2CD/F#
Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts,
Am/EGD/F#
Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze, cold comfort for change,
CAmG
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
InstrumentalEm7GEm7GEm7A7sus4Em7A7sus4GVerse 3CD/F#
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
Am/EGD/F#
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
C
Running over the same old ground. What have we found?
AmG
The same old fears. Wish you were here!
InstrumentalEm7GEm7GEm7A7sus4Em7A7sus4G
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