Rope Burn

Intro 
F Dm Bb C 

 
F                        Dm 
History folds on itself again 
                                 Bb 
Can you hear my voice, it's in a landslide 
                         C 
Just a cascade of broken tunes 
F                         Dm 
Melody rush, sing in harmony 
                          Bb 
I'm a heart mosaic all in pieces 
                     C 
Look at how my edges shine 
 

 
                     F 
Oh, you're giving me rope burn when I'm holding onto you 
Dm 
World turns when my frayed ends point to you 
Bb                                 C 
I'm not playing, pull me onto your side 
              C7 
I'm helpless, I'm just wishing 
    F                                 Dm 
And no great artist ever really could picture me 
                      Bb 
The way I want you to see me 
                                 C 
All my strength spilled onto the counter 
     C7                      F 
Am I pulling this rope on my own? 
 

 
                                    Dm 
Pleasant timing means I'll see you again 
                   Bb 
Overanalysing am I dead to you? 
              C C7 
Just say to m 
F                              Dm 
Tug-of-war, oh, what a foolish game 
                                          Bb 
But you can't get out when you'r already playing 
                     C                 C7 
Are you playing with me, with me, with me? 
 

 
                     F 
Oh, you're giving me rope burn when I'm holding onto you 
Dm 
World turns when my frayed ends point to you 
Bb                                 C 
I'm not playing, pull me onto your side 
              C7 
I'm helpless, I'm just wishing 
    F                                 Dm 
And no great artist ever really could picture me 
                      Bb 
The way I want you to see me 
                                 C 
All my strength spilled onto the counter 
     C7                      F   Dm Bb C 
Am I pulling this rope on my own? 
 

 
Dm 
Funny how I'm in my head 
Bb                                 Gm7 
Crystallise my thoughts in burning red 
                                 C 
All along, what do you want from me? 
Dm 
It's like we're playing different games 
Bb                                 Gm7 
Stakes are high, although I'm not afraid 
                                  C 
I can't see the end, just the end scene 
 

 
                     F 
Oh, you're giving me rope burn when I'm holding onto you 
Dm 
World turns when my frayed ends point to you 
Bb                                 C 
I'm not playing, pull me onto your side 
              N.C. 
I'm helpless, I'm just wishing 
    F                                 Dm 
And no great artist ever really could picture me 
                      Bb 
The way I want you to see me 
                                 C 
All my strength spilled onto the counter 
     C7                      F 
Am I pulling this rope on my own? 
 

Outro 
(Keep me a secret, keep me something no one else would know) 
Dm 
(Leave me a parting message but it won't last very long) 
Bb 
(Keep me something I could reminisce for some years to come) 
C                                  F 
(Keep me when all is said and done)