[Intro] G#m  E  F#  C# 
        E  B  F#  C#

G#m           E         F#
    Hello old lovers of mine 
    C#         E 
My little boy wishes
   B         F#
Of fortune's kisses 
    C#          G#m
Now dreams cast aside 
   
       E      F#
In the fading light 
     C#       E 
Your crown of thorns 
B         F#
Becomes a halo 
   C#        G#m
Of branching horns 
E  F#           C#     E
    And yet so beautiful

( B  F# )

  C#            G#m
I see you gently swaying 
    E      F#
In a sea of seesaws 
                E
Slumming in the shack 
     B          F#
Tony built last year 
                 G#m
I know you'll be holding
E          F# 
Court with jackdaws
             E
Crying when nobody
     B          F#
Ever sees your tears 
      C#              G#m
When no one sees your tears 

( E  F#  C#  E )
( B  F#  C# )
( G#m  E  F#  C# )
( E  B  F#  C# )

G#m              E           F#
    What used to fly us from here 
       C#         E
To the stratosphere? 
     B             F#
What became of our passion 
         C#        G#m
Is there no one who cares? 
         E          F#
Hear the soft minor key 
        C#     E
Of the one-time me 
          B    F#
Still the acrobat 
        C#          G#m
With my heart on my sleeve 
E  F#            C#     E
    And it's so beautiful
 
( B  F# )

  C#            G#m
I see you gently swaying 
     E      F#
In a sea of seesaws 
                E
Slumming in the shack 
     B          F#
Tony built last year 
               G#m
I know you'll be holding
E          F# 
Court with jackdaws
             E
Cryin' when nobody
     B          F#
Ever sees your tears 
      C#              G#m
When no one sees your tears 

C#
Out back
C#
When the gates are closed 
                        F# 
Like a pitiful skeleton pose 
C#
We held our first line of defense 
C#
Saw our likeness 
               F# 
And it made no sense 
C#
Toy soldiers in the muck and dirt 
                     F# 
Salvation in your every word 
C#
Lost in the fray of everyday 

C#            G#m
I see you gently swaying 
     E      F#
In a sea of seesaws 
                E
Slumming in the shack 
     B          F#
Tony built last year 
               G#m
I know you'll be holding
E          F# 
Court with jackdaws
             E
Crying when nobody
     B          F#
Ever sees your tears 
      C#              G#m
When no one sees your tears 

G#m              E         F#
    You're still fighting, I see 
        C#         E
Like a modern day Bruce Lee 
 B        F#            C# 
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