Counting Crows - Perfect Blue Buildings

song : perfect blue buildings
artist : counting crows
album : august and everything after
year : 1993

intro :
Dm ( 2 bars )

[ verse 1 ]
Dm C A# A
just down the street from your hotel , baby
Dm C A#
i stay at home with my disease
Dm C A# A
and aint this position familiar , darling
Dm C A#
well , all monkeys do what they see
G A#
help me stay awake , im falling . . .

[ verse 2 ]
down on virginia and la loma
where i got friends wholl care for me
you got an attitude of everything i ever wanted
i got an attitude of need
help me stay awake , im falling . . .

[ chorus ]
F C Gm A#
asleep in perfect blue buildings
F C Gm
beside the green apple sea
F C Gm A#
gonna get me a little oblivion , baby
F C Gm
try to keep myself away from me

repeat intro

[ verse 3 ]
its 4 : 30 A . m . on a tuesday
it doesnt get much worse than this
in beds in little rooms in buildings in the middle of these lives
which are completely meaningless
help me stay awake , im falling . . .

[ chorus ]
asleep in perfect blue buildings
beside the green apple sea
gonna get me a little oblivion , baby
try to keep myself away from myself and me

F F C C Gm Gm A# A# ( x2 )

repeat intro

[ verse 4 ]
i got bones beneath my skin , and mister . . .
theres a skeleton in every mans house
beneath the dust and love and sweat that hangs on everybody
theres a dead man trying to get out
please help me stay awake , im falling . . .

[ chorus ]
asleep in perfect blue buildings
beside the green apple sea
gonna get me a little oblivion , baby
try to keep myself away from me

outro
A#
i cant keep myself away from me
how Am i gonna keep myself away from me