Birds of Tokyo – The Saddest Thing I Know (Ukulele)

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      E                           Am               E                 Am
How long you been asleep at the wheel? Out of control gathering up speed

                       E                         Am                    G    
Your heart is on the dashboard, head's in the street I hope that you wake up 

    E
in time to scream
12-8-10-7-8-5-7-0-12-8-10-8-7- High E string trill picking (rapid)
 E                       Am                     E                        Am
Race me for tail or for heads Your attitude is mud and your promise is dead

                     E                           Am                     E
You counteract the fuel with the drink and the drugs It's not what you did,

                   Am                   E                     Am
it's what you will do So take another turn on the merry-go-round Your 

                  E                         Am                     E
numbers all come up now you're king of the town So buckle up and chase 

                 Am                           G         E
yourself a new thrill You're never going to feel like before 

 Am                        E               Am                         E
You keep coming back for more to find the old wolf knocking on your door 

               C        G              E  
Say man, you are the saddest thing I know 

           Am                        E                 Am               
You got a cold sweat begging for a score, you lose it all as you stumble to

      E                 C        G               E
the floor Say man, you are the saddest thing I know
12-8-10-7-8-5-7-0-12-15-10-7-8-10-12- High E string trill pick
 Am                     E                Am                        E
You keep coming up for air to find your own foot pushing on your head 

              C         G              E
Say man, you are the saddest thing I know 

             Am                           E                    Am
I see that dried up blood that's in your hair, you've got the old 

                E                 C         G              E
kaleidoscopic stare Say man, you are the saddest thing I know 

 E                               Am                       E
When are you going to finally admit it's the end of the line, you've been 

             Am                   E                      Am             
hammered and hit Your body is a wreck and your mind is amiss I know what you

  E                    Am
want, I think this is it