C  F G   C  F G

[Verse]
   C                   F      G
He smokes himself into double vision
Am                    Dm   G
Leaves his mind on an indecision,
C                     F   G
Thinks he's invented imagination
D/F#             Dm/F   E
Says that God is some relation.
Am                       F
 He leaves his cigarette burning on the desk
    C                     F
His clothes and magazines make up such a mess,
Dm                    G             E
Sitting up in bed transistor on his chest
   Fm           C    Fm           C
in quintessence   in quintessence

[Verse]
C                       F         G
He and his friends sit around all evening
Am                      Dm      G
Leaving their laughter upon the ceiling,
C                     F         G
Seems so funny yet it leaves me yawning
D/F#                 Dm/F      E
Then I find it's the following morning.
Am                       F
  He says his girlfriend lives too far away
C                          F
Always at a friend's house or on holiday,
    Dm                       G     E
His bible of romance hides itself away
   Fm           C    Fm           C
in quintessence   in quintessence
   Fm           C    Fm           C  E
in quintessence   in quintessence

[Bridge]
E               E6
A 15-year-old's browse through life,
   E7                E6                E              E6
is fine with his quintessence safe and sound in mind,
E7           E6            G
Life's an adolescence from time to time
G/C#         E               G    A# C#
With us all, in quintessence

C  F G   C  F G

[Solo]
D  G A  Bm  Em A   D  G A  Bm  Em A

[Verse]
C                      F        G
In the corner with his book and tissue
Am                  Dm      G
All he can do is pretend to miss you,
C                  F           G
Closes his eyes as he sees her body
D/F#                  Dm/F       E
Pulls funny faces and that's his hobby
Am                  F
 On the other hand love ain't a happy word
C                      F
On the other hand love ain't a piece of skirt,
Dm                                  G        E
Makes for something special in your football shirt
   Fm           C    Fm           C
in quintessence   in quintessence
   Fm           C    Fm           C
in quintessence   in quintessence

C  F G   C  F G

   C            F G
In quintessence
   C            F G
In quintessence
   C            F G
In quintessence
   C            F G
In quintessence
   C            F G
In quintessence
   C            F G  E Am C
In quintessence

E|--0--0--3|
B|--2--3--2|
G|--1--1--0|
D|--2--2--0|
A|--2--2--2|
E|--0--0--3|
   E6 E7 G/C#