Barely Listening

  Em                D                 Am                 G     B
I lie awake on this phone call, she's dreaming of better days
Em                 D          Am                 G      B
Flowers lie on the counter, remind her of better days


She sends a prayer up to Jesus
And she asks him for his strength
And the night will go on bleeding
Was it faith that paid the rent?

Em
 And I know you’re barely listening
D
 I know you’re barely listening
Am
 I know you’re barely listening
G           B
Now I know you’re….
I know you’re barely listening
I know you’re barely listening
I know you’re barely listening
Now I know you’re….

Standing here in a doorway with a candle and a gun
The light tears through open windows
For now the day has won

[Repeat chorus]

E                   D
Like a child on her way here
         A                       E
You just smile and run the other way
    E                      D
And faith won’t find you a reason
        A                         E
It just smiles and runs the other way
            A      E
And It just smiles….
        G                         D
It just smiles and runs the other way
It just smiles….
It just smiles and then runs the other way

(scat singing)
It’s not worth waiting

[Repeat chorus]

you can't shape love with a hammer,
and you can't shape love with a will,
what horror lies in knowing there's no faith that chaos can't kill