WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Bright Eyes - The Joy In Forgetting The Joy In Accepting Chords | Ver. 3
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B C#7
There is a cat in the window of the house of my lover
C#m E F#7
Where she sleeps there alone now or perhaps with another
B C#7
But I try not to think about that, I try not to think at all
C#m E F#
I get cocaine from this girl I met and my brother buys me alcohol
B C#7
And I stay up all night walking through these houses I have grown to hate
C#m E F#
And my parents ask if I'm all right, I say, "I've just been staying up too late"
B
I need to sleep
C#7 C#m
I need to do something to get this awful weight up off my chest
E F#
And keep her pretty ghost from chasing me
A
You say there are spaces open and wide
E
You say there are days longer than nights
A
And I could be happy if only I'd try, but I don't try
D
I don't try
E
No you don't try
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D
And you speak of a fever that burns you inside
D
As you explain to your mother how you have wanted to die
D
So she kisses your fingers and says, "My darling, but why?
E
When there is so much more, there is so much more
E
Do you know there are spaces open and wide?
E
Believe me, there are days longer than nights
E
And you will be happy the minute you try
D
So won't you try?
E
Won't you try?"