Routine

	  		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   D  



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  
Bb    C     D 
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) 



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  C  Eb                            || (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  A5  
B5  A5  G5  F#5  A5  
B5  A5  G#5  G5  F#5   

 

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) 
Bb    C     D 
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) 
Bb    C     D 
Helps me to sleep 


F#5 - E5 - F#5 - E5 - G5 - C5  || (with distortion, chords changing quickly) 

Part D  

Em  A  Dsus2  D   

Em                       A      Dsus2        D 
   The most beautiful morning forever 
Em                        A            Dsus2        D 
   Like the ones from far off, far off away 
Em                     A                 Dsus2          D 
   With the hum of the bees in the jasmine sway 


Outro: 

            Em              A 
Don't ever let go  
           Dsus2              D 
Try to let go 
            Em              A 
Don't ever let go  
           Dsus2              D 
Try to let go 
Em  A  Dsus2  D                        || (slows down towards the end) 
Don't ever......