The Wailing Waltz

Intro: 
Bm Bdim Bm Bdim 


 
Bm 
I count the time I've pissed away in hiding 
                                     F#7 
And I count on finding solace in their song 
       G                  F# 
But in pacing through the halls 
        G              F# 
Digging nails into the walls 
Bm                                         A 
Ive grown tired of their prying eyes a-spyin' 
 

 
Dm 
They say the life you got is what you make it 
Edim              Dm        Em7     Dm         D 
And I've starved myself in comfort for too long 
                      A 
Im invigored with a drive 
                   Aaug 
A crusade to feel alive 
    A    Bm                              A    Aaug 
So I'll run before they wake up and they find me 
 

 
        G 
Grab my bootstraps, boys 
       Em 
Buckle up 
                     Bm 
And we're out on the loose 
Bdim    Bm   Bdim 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
       G 
Got my two step 

Winning grin 
           Em                   Bm 
My finger guns and I'm ready to shoot 
Bdim    Bm   Bdim 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
       G 
Gonna dance all night 
         Em                             F# 
I got a hankerin' to shake off some blus 
 

 
   Bm               Daug        D        Daug 
At first I find the atmosphere dlicious 
                       Dm            Em 
As I join them in their heedless revelry 
       F#              C#m 
Then a crack and I can hear 
     F#              Fm 
The neurotic itching fear 
       Bm                           F# A7 
Of the amplifying dissonance behind me 
 

 
     Dm             Faug                Dm 
They say you oughta dance like no one's watching 
Fm            Dm          A           Dm 
But they're a telepathic Chorus in my mind 
           Gm           C#m 
With their laser guided eyes 
       Gm                D6     Em6 
Firing leers as sharp as knives 
  Bm 
A pariah gone awry 
              A 
Ah, just come find me 
 

 
         G 
Strap my boots down, girls 
       Em 
Buckle up 
                    Bm 
And I'm back in the noose 
Bdim    Bm   Bdim 
Yeah!  Yeah! 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
          G 
Feel your cold grip 

Chilling grin 
         Em                 Bm 
Bringing tons of nothing to lose 
Bdim    Bm   Bdim 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
     G 
Had enough limelight 
             Em                         F# 
Oh wont you tuck me in and sing me the blues? 
 

 
                      D 
Sing me sweetly to my doom 
      D6           D    F#m 
And I know theres no escaping 
             G 
I'll wait it out 
                   Gm 
Im the one on the line 
                  D 
So I'm getting my fill 
                      F#m 
And if you had what I want 
     Gm               D 
No I wouldn't need it now, yeah 
         D6      D            F#m       F# 
Brother, sister, please don't shame me, no 
           G 
Silence so loud 
                  Gm 
But I promise Im fine 
                    D 
I'm just getting my fill 
                      A 
And if you had what I need 
A#dim                 Bm 
No I wouldn't want it now 
              G    Gm 
But I need it now, Ooh  

Instrumental: 
D D6 D F#m G Gm D F#m Gm 
D D6 D F#m F# G Gm D A A#dim 
Bm G Gm D F# Bm B7 C C#m D 

Outro: 
F#   A    D 
Yeah Yeah Yeah! 
N.C.                   F# 
And I know there's no escaping, yeah 
             G 
I can't hold out 
                      Gm 
I don't know that I'm fine 
               D 
I've gotten my fill 
                        F# 
If you still got what I need 
  Em              D   D6 
I think I want it now 
     Bm           D7   F# 
This ain't how my mama raised me, Ooh 
           Bm 
Silence so loud 

But I'm out of time 
                      Gm 
Oh, they live for the kill 
G 
God help me 
A#dim           Gm 
Please don't forget me 
Gm                          D 
When they come and drown me out 
Gm D 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
Gm D 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
Gm D 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
Gm D 
(Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) 
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