E -   022100
B -   x24442
C#m - x46654
A -   x02220
F#m - 244222


Verse 1:
E A
   Measuring Miles stretching
arms across the floor
E A
   It makes you wonder what
you need all that carpet
   E A
for   Leaving the patterns
of your evenings beneath
     C#m B         A
your feet Existing on repeat


Verse 2:
E A
   Face to the glass from
the inside looking out
E A
   A window's view from
outside looking down
E A
   Hiding your health from
                 C#m
those around the house
                 B
The king and his crown
        A
But the crown's
        B
hanging upside down


Chorus 1:
E   A             B
  I made sure you were
  E    A
sedated Agreed to
B          E
carry you across town
     A      B
And imagine you like
C#m
new Nodding off to
    B        A
the hum of a false alarm


Verse 3:
E A
   I'm too uptight to believe
half the things I hear
F#m A
     I'll spend a trip to
          E   A
intensive care A waiting
room with patience wearing
    C#m         A
thin    Breathe out and
        B      A
breathe in Prescribe
a prescription of
favor and fiction


Chorus 2:
E   A             B
  I made sure you were
  E    A
sedated Agreed to
B          E
carry you across town
     A      B
And imagine you like
C#m
new Nodding off to
    B        A
the hum of a false alarm
E     A          B
  I relayed that you're
  E    A           B
sedated I tried to carry
     E
you across the room but
 A                B
stalled You were sprawled
        C#m
out and reckless Seemingly
B           A
weak but convincingly
 C#m
strong It seems that
B    A        C#m  B A C#m B A
everything is wrong


Outro:
E        A
King and crown
A window's view
     F#m     A
from outside now
Intensive care for
E        A
King and crown

A window's view
     F#m     A
from outside now
Asleep beneath a beam
E        A
King and crown
A window's view
B    F#m     A
from outside now
E        A
King and crown
A window's view
B    F#m     A
from outside now
                 E   A
Asleep beneath a beam