Misc Musicals – Octet - Glow (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
Gm
Gm Gm7/D we lie in bed Cm7 Cm7/G my husband and i Gm7/Bb Gm7 breathing side by side Dm7/A D7 in the dark Gm he breathes out F7/A Bb and i breathe in Ab/C Bb7/D Eb Eb/Bb i breathe him in F7/C F7 whatever he’s putting out Bb Bb/F D7/F# D7/A D7 i breathe in
[Verse 2]
Gm we lie in bed Cm7 Cm7/G he leans on his side Gm7/Bb Gm7 offers me his back Dm7/A D7 broad and strange Gm F7/A Bb and his thumb scrolls through his phone Ab/C Bb7/D Eb Eb/Bb i feel it ripple in my bones F7/C F7 his gestures echo through me Bb Bb/F like a soulquake D7/F# Cm6 D7 and i hear him sigh Cm Gm/Bb and the moon is F/A F gone (the moon is-) Cm Gm/Bb F/A D7 the only light in this song
[Chorus]
Bb Dm7 Gm is a stale pale glow Gm/D A7b5 D7/A lighting up the sheets Bb Dm7 Gm a stale pale glow Gm/D A7b5 Cm6 D7/A from a screen of sickly sweets
[Verse 3]
Gm Gm7/D we don’t sleep well Cm7 Cm7/G my husband and i Gm7/Bb Gm7 our circadian rhythms corrupted F/A D7 Gm by the sallow blue glow of a screen F7/A Bb sucking our souls and melatonin Ab/C Bb7/D Eb Eb/Bb all of my dreams have been stolen F7/C F7 Bb Bb/F there’s a glass of dusty water on his nightstand D7 D7/A Gm Gm/D it has stood there for five days Cm7 Cm7/G he hasn’t touched it Gm/Bb Gm he doesn’t take care of himself F/A D7 he is paralyzed
[Chorus]
Bb Dm7 Gm by a stale pale glow Gm/D A7b5 D7/A lighting up the sheets Bb Dm7 Gm a stale pale glow Gm/D D7/A D7/C D7 flattening our heartbeats
[Bridge]
Cm Gm/Bb A7b5 god i wish he would scream Ebmaj7/G Bb/F Ab/Eb Eb/G i wish he would break down on the bed Abdim7 Cm/G i wish we would fight Abdim7 Cm/G tear at our hair Abdim7 Cm/G let the bits and bytes Bb/F Ab/Eb dissolve in the night Eb it would be all right C7/E Fm what if you just missed something? Ab7/C Db what if you let something go? Ab just for the night F7b9/A Bbm would that be all right? G7b9/B Cm oh i swear it’d be the same Fm Bbm they are all just motes of dust C7#9/E Fm C7 we are all motes of dust Gb/Db Gb7/Db Fm/C nothing is as vital as it seems Gb7 tragedies, catastrophes Fm Fm/Eb Bb7 nightmares, horrors, heartbreaks, extremes Dbm6 Ab/C all these suffering souls C7/E Fm that you cannot control F7 F7/A and you invite them all Bb Bdim7 in our bed? F/C A7/C# Dm well what if i’m not big enough F/C A7/C# Dm to take in so much pain? F/Eb Bb it beats on my brain Bbm6/Db i am going insane F/C A7/C# Dm F/C right here, in this bed, next to you Bb Bbm6 you’d see it if you weren’t so lost
[Chorus]
Bb Dm7 Gm in the stale pale glow Bb Dm7 Gm the stale pale glow Bb Dm7 Gm oo oo oo
[Outro]
F/A Ebsus2/G it’d be fun if we were kids Bb/F with flashlights D7 telling each other our secrets Gm F Eb in our linen cave Gm Bbmaj9 Dm D11 oh babe, where did you go? Gm Bbmaj9 Dm D11 oh babe, where did you go? Gm Bbmaj9 Dm D11 oh babe, where did you go? Gm Bbmaj9 Dm D11 La la la la...