title : picture window
music by ben folds
lyrics by nick hornby

F ( 9 ) C

G F ( 9 ) C G
they checked into the hospital new year’s eve
F ( 9 ) C G
nothing to be done about that
F ( 9 ) C G
rainbows , daffodils; she’s not naive
F ( 9 ) C G
symbolism’s all crap

F ( 9 )
there’s a big picture window in their room
C G
on the ward , with a view of a parliament hill
Dm7 ( 4 ) F ( 9 ) C
but the view offers more joy than they can afford
G
when there’s this much pain to kill

Dm7 ( 4 )
you know what hope is?
G
hope is a bastard
C/E
hope is a liar
F ( 9 )
a cheat and a tease
Dm7 ( 4 )
hope comes near you?
G
kick it’s backside
C/E F ( 9 ) C G F ( 9 ) C G
got no place in days like these

F ( 9 ) C
at dusk the darkness surrenders to color
G
as the fireworks streak the sky
F ( 9 ) C
and their window gives them the prettiest picture
G
their useless luck makes her wanna cry
F ( 9 ) C
then it turns midnight , the shitty old year spent
G
another mum gives her some sparkling wine
F ( 9 ) C
and she nearly gives in to the moment
G
but she’ll still be sick in 2009

Dm7 ( 4 )
you know what hope is?
G
hope is a bastard
C/E
hope is a liar
F ( 9 )
a cheat and a tease
Dm7 ( 4 )
hope comes near you?
G
kick it’s backside
C/E F ( 9 ) C G
got no place in days like these

Dm7 ( 4 ) G Em F ( repeat 3 times )

Am7 ( 4 ) C/G
just as she’s thinking of pulling the blind down
F ( 9 ) /A Csus
a rocket bursts in front of her eyes
Dm7 ( 4 )
the city lit up like a crown on london
C F ( 2 ) F6
and she tries and fails to stop spirits rise

Dm7 ( 4 )
you know what hope is?
G
hope is a bastard
C/E
hope is a liar
F ( 9 )
a cheat and a tease
Dm7 ( 4 )
hope comes near you?
G
kick it’s backside
C/E F ( 9 )
got no place in days like these

Dm7 ( 4 )
you know what hope is?
G
hope is a bastard
C/E
hope is a liar
F ( 9 )
a cheat and a tease
Dm7 ( 4 )
hope comes near you?
G
kick it’s backside
C/E F ( 9 ) C/E G F ( 9 ) C /E G
got no place in days like these