Rocky Votolato – Secrets Of A Salesman (Ukulele)
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F Dm These baby secrets have grown into children F G through dirty adolescence and now into manhood Dm F G I locked the basement door, broke off the skeleton key F Dm but it made no difference still they travel with me F G even though I killed them they'll haunt me and they'll help me Dm F G remember the lies in the shadows, practiced charades Dm F G my hands are an axe chopping at the roots Dm F G of the only family tree that could ever bear fruit Dm F Dm G to cripple you to make sure that you never reproduce Dm F G another heart of lies, a house of haunted rooms F G Dm G F the arrow is thrown into your back nothing has ever been Dm F Em G so distant and weak F G Dm G F dreaded words whispered under her breath "your just like your father" G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm F and your ocean is a drop of water your ocean is a drop of water F Dm tightly woven wire mesh beneath the broken F G salesman as he's rolling down the conveyer belt Dm F G the product is almost ready to be shipped out the door F Dm out into the world to make a living F G selling plastic faces to everyone who needs em Dm F G to forget the lies in the shadows, the practiced charades Dm F G the enemy will make sure the ties on straight Dm F G cause it's always best to make an impression of wealth Dm F Dm G no matter how much hatred and debt is boiling beneath the surface Dm F G "I love you" spills like vomit from her lips F G Dm G F the arrow is thrown into your back nothing has ever been Dm F Em G so distant and weak F G Dm G F dreaded words whispered under her breath "your just like your father" G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm F and your ocean is a drop of water your ocean is a drop of water F Dm F G water Dm F G I locked the basement door, broke off the skeleton key F Dm F G water Dm F G forget the lies in the shadows, don't forget me