Verse 1:
(G) (F#/G) (Em) (D)
Dead in the water
(C) (B/C) (Am)
It\'s not a paid vacation
(G) (F#/G) (Em) (D) (C)
The sons and daughters of city officials
(B/C) (Am)
Attend demonstrations
(G) (F#/G) (Em) (D)
It\'s hardly a sink or swim
(C) (B/C) (Am)
When all is well if the ticket sells
Break 1:
(G) (F#/G) (Em) (D) (C) (B/C) (Am) (Am)
Verse 2:
(G) (F#/G) (Em) (D)
Out with? a wimper
(C) (B/C) (Am)
It\'s not a blaze of glory
(G) (F#/G) (Em)
You look down from your temple
(D) (C) (B/C) (Am)
As people endeavor to make it a story
(G) (F#/G) (Em) (D)
And chisel a marble word
(C) (B/C) (Am)
But all is lost if it\'s never heard
Break 2:
(G) (C7) (G) (G7)
Chorus:
(C)
But I\'ve got someone to make reports
(D)
That tell me how my money\'s spent
(C)
To book? my stays and draw my blinds
(D)
So I can\'t see what\'s really there
(D)
And all I need\'s a great big congratulations
(G) (F#/G) (Em) (D) (C) (B/C) (Am) (Am)
Just repeat for the rest of the song:
Verse 3:
I\'ll keep your dreams
You pay attention for me
As strange as it seems
I\'d rather dissolve than have you ignore me
The ground may be moving fast
But I tied my boots to a broken mast
Break 1
Verse 4:
The difference is clear
You throw it in your cauldron
Rust and veneer, dusk and dawn
Steinways and Baldwins
You start with a simple stock of all the waste
And salt to taste
Break 2
Coro:
But damn my? luck and damn these friends
That keep on combing back their smiles
I save my grace with half-assed guilt
And lay down the quilt upon the lawn
Spread my arms and soak up congratulations