[ Предположительная тональность: F#m ] Notes with an * by it are played on a different fret. B*- played on the 7th fret ex. 799877 Abm*- played on the 4th fret ex. 466444 [Intro] A D F A [Verse 1] E A I stopped into a club D I thought I'd see a show G Everyone was there E At least everyone I know A Their knickers in a knot D Their hands upon their heart G The best they'd ever seen E The greatest work of art A I wished that it was me.... [Chorus] D It's bleaker than you think F A I'm running out of ink D Give a guy a break A E This is what it takes A To drive a man to drink E [Verse 2] E A A party at a friend's D Toronto's coolest scene G I thought I'd bring a tape E To show them where I'd been A They listened for a while D The lyrics made them smile G They said that it was fine E Although it's not the style A I said it wasn't me E [Verse 3] E A Once upon a time D I couldn't get enough G Until I made it big E And that's when it got rough A Dissapointed now D Perhaps a bit surprised G To look them in the face E And see it in their eyes A They wish it wasn't me [Chorus] D It's bleaker than you think F A I'm running out of ink D Give a guy a break A E This is what it takes A To drive a man to drink E [Verse 4] E A I used to hold you close D You used to tell me things G You never told a soul E Until you heard me sing A The details of your life D Condensed into a song G The neighbor and his wife E Work out and sing along A And you can't look at me [Chorus] D It's bleaker than you think F A I'm running out of ink D Give a guy a break A E This is what it takes A To drive a man to drink E [Bridge] Bm F#m Could song be an alibi Am G F# Bm A lyric replacement for falling in love F#m But now that the well is dry D G F# B* Bm I can't understand what I've been singing of... Abm* F#m Bm F#m Bm Do you know what it is to love? Bm F#m To really love? Bm F#m To really love.... Bm F#m C# Really love A Do I? [Verse 5] E A I cycled by your house D I saw you on the lawn G I see you all the time E Now that you are gone A I tried to call your name D But something made me stop G I call you once a day E Until you call the cops A And told them it was me E [Verse 6] E A I filled a plastic bag D With everything I wrote G I threw it off a bridge E I thought that it would float. A The water made it sink D The bag was bleeding ink. G I wished that it could swim E I wished that I could drink A I wished that it was me. [Chorus] D It's bleaker than you think F A I'm running out of ink D Dm Give a guy a break A This is what it takes D To drive a man to drink F A I'm running out of ink D Give a guy a break A E This is what it takes A E To drive a man to drink A To drive a man to drink A To drive a man to drink