Intro BGADm BGADm verse 1 B Gm The patter of breaking glass A Dm B invades like gentle rain and a dog Gm barks somewhere in Gleadless A Dm i'm in a safe yet frightening dream again B Gm and the night is an endless place A Dm but it ends so sweetly at your face B Gm this bed is made of energy A Dm it's the strangest kingdom where we sleep pre-chorus 1 B C Dm B the world isn't waiting for us anymore Dm C not like when we were young B C Dm A the kids are asleep while the kids in the park A are happy burning cars chorus 1 B Gm and i hear the gentle morning song A Dm of the drunken girls and the sweeetling thugs B Gm like a litany recited for me A Dm in the dark aisles of our street B Gm Dm A Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu B Gm Dm A Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu verse 2 B Gm A the patter of tiny feet could it be Dm B the final straw we've thrown on the back Gm of the camel of our youth A Dm long in the teeth, will i still long for you B because life is an endless place C Dm or at least it sometimes seems that way B C will we die wearing perplexed faces Dm B books of words still left to say pre-chorus 2 B C Dm B the world isn't waiting for us anymore Dm C not like when we were young B C Dm A the world isn't waiting for us but it whispers softly through the door chorus 2 B Gm i hear the gentle morning song A Dm like a quiet reflection of my soul B Gm i sang that song back when i was young B Gm and the virgin earth stretched on and on B Gm and i hear the gentle morning song A Dm of the drunken girls and the sweeetling thugs B Gm like a litany recited for me A Dm in the dark church of our street B Gm Dm A Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu B Gm Dm A Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu B Gm Dm A Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu B Gm Dm A Uuuh uuuh uuuuhuuuhuuuhuuuu