Am and you're down F for the count Am you are dancing with men F going round and around Am and you're scared F and you're sure Am that your spine will dissolve F you will fall to the floor Am you will take F what you need Am and the headaches will come F but at least you can breathe Am as the smoke F fills your lungs Am we will wait for the day F we'll rejoice when it comes C on your birthday G you woke up Am F the snow was on the ground C G you opened books and peeked inside Am F they kissed you on your crown C G with pins in your fingers Am F you held yourself up high C G the picture peeled the person Am F they let themselves divide Am you arrive F at the place Am it is not what you want F but it is what you chase Am so you don't F have to hold Am all of the candles F that burn on their own Am you will steal F all the smells Am F that cut through your nose and inside on your cells Am when it's time F to escape Am F you realize you've waited until it's too late C but your birthday G inflated Am F the bones with which you creak C F they stole your shoes and brought you to Am F the caverns of their teeth C you pleaded G oh kind sir Am F please let me say goodbye C G your soul ripped from your stomach Am F you gave an awful cry F a cry F a cry F a cry C G F and when I have died C G F will you use my spine C G F to swing from tree to tree in search of C G F places pleasing to the eye? C G F and when I have died C G F will you use my spine C G F to swing from tree to tree in search of C G F places pleasing to the eye? C G F and when I have died C G F will you use my spine C G F to swing from tree to tree in search of C G F places pleasing to the eye? CGF CGF CGFF C G I said Am F I'm sorry dear C G I said Am F I'm sorry dear C Fm but you don't listen C G no you don't listen Am F you silly little girl