Steven Wilson – Routine (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
F#m      D      F#m           D     
    What do I do with all the children's clothes 

C          Em          Em             D
 such tiny things that still smell of them

F#m         D         F#m     D
    And the footprints in the hallway

C       Em    Em         D
onto my knees scrub them away
F#m – D – F#m – D | C – Em – Em – D
F#m            D        F#m           D 
    And how to be of use make the tea and the soup

C            Em        Em          D
All of their favorites throw them away

F#m               D          F#m      D   
    And all their schoolbooks and the running shoes

C           Em           Em            D
Washing and cleaning the dirty still sink
F#m – D – F#m – D | C – Em – Em – D [Refrain]
F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line

F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time

C#m    B       A      
Concentrate my mind 

F    Em     A
Helps me to sleep
[Verse 2]
F#m          D          F#m           D   
    And keep making beds and keep the cat fed

C        Em      Em          D
Open the windows let the air in

F#m              D          F#m           D
    And keep the house clean and keep the routine

C              Em         Em           D
Paintings they make still stuck to the fridge
[Interlude]
F#m           D     F#m              D                                   
   La-la   la-da       la-la      la-da                  

C          Em   Em    D
Da-da-da     la-la-da-da                               || x4 (the two lattest without lyrics)
C#m – D – Bm – F#m – C#m – A – E C#m – D – Bm – F#m – C#m – A – G – F – E || (a chord/beat) (I couldn't figure out exactly the chords in the guitar picking part here but I reckon the notes are something around F# - G – A – B – C – D – E) The solo goes with the verse's chords but transposed two steps higher: G#m – E – G#m – E | D – F#m – F#m – E || x6 [Verse 3]
G#m      E       G#m   E
   Keep cleaning keep ironing

D             F#m          F#m             E
Cooking their meals on the stainless steel hob

G#m     E      G#m   E
   Keep washing keep scrubbing

D – C#m – B – A – G#m – F#m – E – Eb                     || (a chord/beat)                   
Long until the dark comes to bruise the sky

C#m – B – A – G#m – G#sus4 – G#                          || (a chord/beat)  
Deep in the debt to night
G#m – E – G#m – D G#m – E – G#m [Part C] Breaks into heavy distortion: G5 – F#5 B5 – A5 – G5 – F#5 B5 – A5 – G#5 – G5 – F#5 [Refrain]
F#m     E           D  
Routine keeps me in line

F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time

C#m    B        A
(Concentrate my mind)

F    G     A
Helps me to sleep

F#m     E           D
Routine keeps me in line

F#m      E        D
Helps me pass the time

C#m    B        A
(Concentrate my mind)

F    G     A
Helps me to sleep
F#5 - E5 - F#5 - E5 - G5 - C5 || (with distortion, chords changing quickly) [Part D] Emadd9 – A6 – Dmaj7 – D
Emadd9                A6       Dmaj7        D
   The most beautiful morning forever

Emadd9                    A6            Dmaj7        D
   Like the ones from far off, far off away

Emadd9                 A6           Dmaj7          D
   With the hum of the bees in the jasmine sway
[Outro]
           Emadd9              A6
Don't ever let go 

           Dmaj7              D
Try to let go

           Emadd9              A6
Don't ever let go 

           Dmaj7              D
Try to let go

Emadd9 A6 Dmaj7  D                                                       || (slows down towards the end)
Don't ever...
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