Bright Eyes – The Center Of The World (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
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G
[Verse 1]
G Bm At the center of the world Am There's a statue of a girl C She is standing near a well D G With a bucket bare and dry
[Verse 2]
Bm I went and looked her in the eyes Am And she turned me into sand C This clumsy form that I despise D G It scattered easy in her hand
[Verse 3]
Bm And came to rest upon a beach Am With a million others there C We sat and waited for the sea D G To stretch out so that we could disappear
[Refrain]
Bm Into the endlessness of blue Am Into the horror of the truth C You see we are far less than we knew D Em Yeah, we are far less than we knew
[Bridge]
C But we knew what we could taste Em Girls found honey to drench our hands B Men cut marble to mark our graves G Said we'll need something to remind us of B All the sweetness that has passed through us
(Fresh sangria and lemon tea)
Em
The priests dressed children for a choir(White-robed small voices praise Him)
B But found no joy in what was sung C D G The funeral had begun
[Refrain]
Bm In the middle of the day Am When you drive home to your place C From that job that makes you sleep D G Back to the thoughts that keep you awake Bm Long after night has come to claim Am Any life that still remains C In the corner of the frame D G That you put around her face
[Outro]
Bm Two pills just weren't enough Am The alarm clock's going off, but you're not waking up C D This isn't happening, happening, happening, happening, happening G It is