Bm Brace yourself de-D/A fensi-G vely
D/F# Cauterize what Em ails you, G/D codify your C pleas A7

Bm Wade into the D/A violent G stream
D/F# Maybe you be-Em long there, G/D otherwise you’ll C leave B7

Em Heights impossibly you C scale
B7 With your limits shy in-Em satiable and G/D steep
C Did you notice them or B7 did you let them fade
Es-Em trange the frills you G/D can’t afford to C keep (c-b-a)

G And when your C problems start to Bm mete
the Em punishment ex-Am plicitly… Con-D dition me
G You bore me C out and paid the Bm keep
And Em solved another Am mystery… Con-D dition me

We C place a-D side all horrible, C horrible G feelings
We C grant our-D selves im-C probable G time
We’re C in the D grasp of torturous, C torturous G healing
We C stop our-D selves just C short of the G line
F Compro-C mise is me-F die-C val
F Mmm C mmm F mmm C mmm

Instr Bm D/A G D/F# Em G/D C A/C#

Bm Waste your time ef-D/A fective-G ly
So-D/F# lidify your Em vague and G/D undetermined C mien A7
Bm Take what you should D/A not re-G ceive
D/F# Cede the rest and Em claim your G/D conscience isn’t C clean B7

Em And as urgently you C bail
B7 Out the vessel sailing, Em slowly springing G/D leaks
C Do you warn them all, as B7 torrents breach the wales
You Em float until you G/D can’t afford to C sink (c-b-a)

G So let me C out I can’t con-Bm tend
With Em all of these in-Am dignities… Con-D dition me
G You wore me C out , I’m over-Bm spent
In-Em solvency is Am bittersweet… Con-D dition me

G You’ll hear me C out I’ll tell you Bm this
You Em can’t dismiss what Am you should be… Con-D dition me
G Completely C lost, you find your Bm bliss
In Em what’s remiss: sim-Am plicity… Con-D dition me

You’ll C live be-D side your horrible, C horrible G feelings
You C gave you-D self these C obstacles G once
You’re C in the D traps of virtuous, C virtuous G meanings
You C stop your-D self just C short of the G one
F Compro-C mise you can F deal C with
F Mmm C mmm F mmm C mmm
F Compro-C mise you can F deal C with
F Mmm C mmm F mmm C mmm Bm