The Tape

	  		

Intro: Fm 

verse 1 

Fm  
Baby you’re so popular, 
                                    Ab 
But there are those who don’t know you. 
Gm            Fm 
You are obsolete. 
Darling you are so young, 
                                      Ab 
But there are those, who’ll outlive you. 
Gm            Fm    Db 
You are obsolete. 

    Eb          Fm    Db 
I love how you try, 
    Eb           Fm   Db 
To live out the lie, 
   Ab             Fm 
Enjoy the dying cry. 

Fm      Ab  Eb   

verse 2 

Fm 
Honey you are beautiful, 
                                       Ab 
But there is someone who’ll outshine you. 
Gm             Fm 
This is obsolete. 
When you’re at the top of your game, 
                                    Ab 
You’re at the bottom of someone else’s. 
Gm             Fm      Db 
This is obsolete. 
                          
    Eb           Fm    Db 
I love how you try, 
    Eb       Fm       Db 
To bury the lie. 
     Eb           Fm   Gm  Ab    Db 
But we’ll be replaced tonight, 
   Eb             Fm 
Enjoy the dying cry. 

Chorus 

Fm                                       Ab 
Knocking on the walls but I don’t understand, 
                                          Db 
No longer a reason, we don’t need you around. 
Db              Eb 
Lipstick changing, colours fading. 
Fm                       Ab 
Exorcism on the audio ley line, 
                                      Db 
Sleeping pills you don’t need to take. 
Db             Eb 
Move on, move on, 
Eb                               Fm 
We don’t need a ghost on the tape. 

verse 3 

Fm 
Static cracks you can’t erase, 
                                 Ab 
Counting lines upon your face again. 
               Fm 
This is obsolete. 
Analog sawtooth wave, 
                         Ab 
Catalyst of yourself, erase. 
Gm                  Fm 
This is not complete. 

    Eb            Fm   Db 
I love how you try, 
     Eb          Fm     Db 
To sieve out the lies. 
     Eb          Fm   Gm  Ab    Db 
But we’ll be replaced tonight, 
   Eb              Fm 
Enjoy the dying cry. 

Chorus 

Fm                                      Ab 
Knocking on the walls but I don’t understand, 
                                         Db 
No longer a reason, we don’t need you around. 
Db               Eb 
Lipstick changing, colours fading. 
Fm                        Ab 
Exorcism on the audio ley line, 
                                    Db 
Sleeping pills you don’t wanna take. 
Db               Eb 
Move on, move on, 
                                      Fm 
We don’t need another ghost on the tape. 

      Fm                          Ab 
The shock is knocking me to the ground, 
                      Db 
This is chemical lockdown. 
          Eb           
Aahhhh... 

Fm    Ab   Db    C 

Bridge 

Fm 
Roll to me across the tables, 
Ab 
Place you someplace far more stable, 
Db 
I can cut the excess cables, 
C 
Show you how to be alive. 

Fm 
In your heart we place our future, 
Ab 
In your mind we craft and tutor, 
Db 
Sculpting you another suitor, 
C 
Bride for all the human race. 

     Fm 
Now we don’t need you please just leave, 
Ab 
You have failed and you can’t see, 
    Db 
So cut yourself from earthly trestles, 
Eb 
Leave a haunting empty vessel. 

Fm 
We don’t need ghosts in the tape, 
Ab 
The maker knows your time is late, 
Db 
And if you pay me we’ll repeat, 
Eb 
Human, you are obsolete. 


Fm           F#  Ab 
This is obsolete. 
Fm           F#  Ab 
This is obsolete. 
Fm           F#  Ab 
This is obsolete. 
Fm           F#  Ab    Fm 
This is obsolete.