The Flatliners - He Was A Jazzman Chords

[Intro]
Dm Am Dm Am Bb F Gm

[Verse 1.]
Dm Am      Dm                    Am                      Bb     F       Gm
 I see you gripping tight to the rails of your hospital bed you move so slow
Dm   Am      Dm                    Am                      Bb    F      Gm
 you say the pain you feel is too great to be inside your head I know I know
Bb   F       Gm
 you move so slow yeah

[Chorus 1.]
F         C                 F              C                   Dm      G5 A5 G5 A5 G5
 it don't mean anything to me we start to die when we begin to breathe
F              C                        Dm
 but I'll keep scratching at your sympathy

[Verse 2.]
Dm            Am               Dm              Am
 I'll wander these white halls  scale all the walls for a thread of hope
Bb         F               Gm
 wrap it around myself and cross my fingers I don't choke
Dm              Am                 Dm              Am
 I'd pray if it meant anything to me one day I'll die and finally see
Bb             F               Gm                         Bb   F  Gm
 what all the fuss is about prepare yourself for the big sleep

[Chorus 2.]
F         C                 F              C                   Dm      G5 A5 G5 A5 G5
 it don't mean anything to me we start to die when we begin to breathe
F              C                        Gm
 but I'll keep scratching at your sympathy until you're good and ready to leave
Gm                     F    C
 until you feel a lot like me yeah

[Instrumental Bridge]
Dm Am Dm Am Bb F Gm Am

[Bridge]
Dm            Am          Dm           Am               Bb           F             Gm                    Am
 with curved eyes I smile  as a bad excuse sits next to you grinning crooked teeth  they'll all be gone soon
Dm           Am                Dm              Am         Bb             F      Gm        Am
 as the door handle swings I'm having trouble hearing you  you think I'm crazy don't you?
Dm          Am                   Dm                Am
 count your bones and clean 'em good it's come to this
                      Bb                F                Gm   Am
 just like we knew it would we knew it would we knew it would
Dm            Am            Dm              Am          Bb                     F        Gm          Am
 the world's become a hospital will someone medicate us please? I'd pray if it meant anything to me

[Chorus 3.]
Dm            Am               Dm              Am            Bb               F            Gm     Am
 one day I'll die and finally see what all the fuss is about prepare yourself  for the big  sleep
Dm        Am                Dm             Am                  Bb      F  Gm  Am
 it don't mean anything to me we start to die when we begin to breathe  yeah
Dm                Am                   Dm                Am                       Bb    F  Gm  Am
 gotta count your bones and clean 'em good it's come to this just like we knew it would  yeah
Dm        Am                Dm             Am                  Bb      F  Gm  Am
 it don't mean anything to me we start to die when we begin to breathe  yeah

[Outro]
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D|---7---7---------|---7---7---------|---7---7---------|---7---7-----7/8-|---8---8---------|
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