Verse 1
         G 
theres a hole in my head 
                      Em 
where the lines you read 
Em 
melt into a bowl  
                         C 
and treat me a like a fool 
 
Verse 2
     G 
they froth at the mouths 
                Em 
and call me a clown  
     Em 
for jumping through their hoops 
                       C 
and standing on their shoes 
 
Chorus
      G           C 
but don't be sad 
      G       Em 
it’ll never last  
        G                   C 
and don't be sad      OOOOO 
   G       Em     C 
it’ll never last  
 
Verse 3
               G 
until you throw away your shoes 
              Am  Em 
and buy expensive boots 
   Em 
to walk straight through the scene 
                                   C 
smash snails to smithereens  
 
Verse 4
       G 
you call your love a lie  
                Em 
a choke of desire  
       Em 
with a brain your couldn't beat 
                          C 
and hands as soft as feet 
 
Chorus
      G           C 
but don't be sad 
      G       Em 
it’ll never last  
        G                   C 
and don't be sad      OOOOO 
 G       Em        C 
it’ll never last 
 
Verse 5
      Em   Bb   A                          C                G 
until you run and get the kids to lick the bottoms of their lips  
                               Em 
and they stare straight at the sun 
             Am            G 
and down the barrel of the gun 
             Em             Am 
you point it up you point it down  
  C 
family all around 
G             D 
you never lied  
             Em 
watch your back 
                       C 
they've got you by the neck 
          C 
its never fair 
          Am 
its never fair  
              G             Em 
to see their smiles everywhere 
         Em 
but your face looks like a clowns 
G 
paint it up and paint it down 
G 
pity, piercing pray  
     G 
each morning of each day 
        Em 
its the last song left to sing 
    A 
you pretty little thing.