The Sober Scent Of Paper

	  		 
 

Intro: Bm  E Em Bm F#m G A D F#m Bm 

Bm                              E 
Chains stredge the great lake around you 
Em          Bm        F#m          G 
Pull you along by the knots in your hair 
A           D          F#m     Bm 
It's just like you'd never been there. 
Bm                            E 
Cold tooth and ice scattered islands, 
Em          Bm        F#m            G 
Faithfully facing the warmth of the sun. 
A    D      F#m        Bm 
All to the quickening dawn. 

Em    F#m      G           A 
Fever on the thorough-way brow 
     Bm    C        G  A 
The sober scent of paper. 
Em        F#m       G           A 
Teething cries in what the rain hides 
     Bm    C        Bb    A 
Where not enough to save you. 
Em    F#m      G           A 
oh    oh       oh         oh oh oh   (x2) 

Bm   E    Em  Bm F#m G  A  D F#m Bm 
(Instrumental with flute) 

Bm                        E 
Faith is a race from the silence 
Em          Bm          F#m            G 
Widens and swallows you head first and whole 
A        D          F#m     Bm 
Fight through the whitening bones 
Bm                                  E 
Secede while you can while you're able 
Em          Bm        F#m          G 
Sorrow may tap at the root of your song 
A        D       F#m     Bm 
Light sparks the opening bomb 

Em    F#m      G           A 
Fever on the thorough-way brow ... ooh  oooh(x2) 

Bm 
Every ache is dissolved in the brine 
Bm                                  E 
And the waves from the bay and then rise 
        Em           Bm          F#m       G 
But the shark ridden garden will run dry again. 
  
Em    F#m      G           A 
oh    oh       oh         oh oh oh   (x3) 
Bm