The Lawrence Arms – Brick Wall Views (Ukulele)

E               B                  A
don't break too many hearts.

E              B                    A
don't take too many arrows in the chest.

C#                     E              B                   C#
cry comfortably, let us all know what you're thinking.

E                    B                A
is there a gesture i could use to clearly express

E           B                       A
i'm at an utter loss for words?

C#                 B           A                          E
is there a part of you that's torn? that's larger than life?

E        B               C#
that'll hold on for one more night?

E                     B
i've got a speech to make.

E                     B
followed by a big parade.

E            A
northside. closed eyes.

C#       B            A
all charades go on forever.

E              A
hands tied with fools pride.

C#       B            A
in a slowly fleeing summer.

E            B                 A
just throw your hands up at the sky.

E          B             A
no use trying to explain this.

C#             B                 A
the clouds are mirrors. i'm disguised.

E            B              C#
i'm not all that entertaining.

E              B             A
the city looks the same

E             B              A
until you notice smaller changes.

C#          B             A
it still knows us all by name.

E              B
it holds us close to its heart

C#               B
it holds us close to its heart

A                      B
all my hopes are unaligned.

A                       B       A
this diagnosis is self-designed.

E            A
northside. dead eyes.

C#        B         A
all charades go on forever.

E               A
hands tied with fools pride.

C#       B           A
in a slowly fleeing summer.

E         B          C#                 A
empty rooms don't have pictures to talk to.

E           B          C#              A
brickwall views demand uninspired afternoons.

E           B                 A
the days are flooding into months.

E           B                 C#
the nights are staring into centuries.

A           B            E
i've got some older pictures

A           B           E           C#
of people i see once every couple years.

A               B
intrigued or unamazed.

E            C#                 B             A
"you were so much different back in those days."

E             B                   C#
and now this smile has a bitter curve.

E         B                A
now these eyes are unenchanted.

E               B              C#                E
and all we see is a faded image of what we used to be.

E       B         A
how can we relate

E          B               C#                     A
when we don't know a thing about each other anymore?

E          B               C#                     A
when we don't know a thing about each other anymore?

E          B               C#                     A
when we don't know a thing about each other anymore?

E          B               C#                     A
when we don't know each other anymore?

E          B               C#                     B
is there a gesture i could use to clearly express

A            B                E
i'm at an utter loss for words.