Johnny Flynn - Shore To Shore

C F C
shore to shore got some land between
C F C
island life is living through a cup of broken queens
Dm F
hit the jackpot rolling through a pipe dream in a knot
A F C
and i’m missing what was pissing up the wall that i forgot
G
i forgot
F
i forgot

Am – G – C – F – Am – G – C

C F C
i Am the masked rider , give me some grace
C F C
you’ve never seen me and you don’t know my face
Dm F
she was no [ incomprehensible ] it was cold , it was blue
A F C
and it only happened despite me or you
G F
me or you , me or you

C F C
smoking paper to the crimson flashing bars
C F C
drinking cocktail wine or cottage cream and passing strangers’ cars
Dm F
live in one room housing with a roof to meet the sky
A F C
spelling jesus won’t you please us ’cos you seem a damn nice guy
G F
damn nice guy , damn nice guy

C F C
we listened to passengers stamping old songs
C F C
and we lose what’s to lose when you haven’t done wrong
Dm F
drums too slow for a funeral beat
A F C
no strumming of strings and no stamping of feet
G F
of feet , of feet

C F C
it’s awfully considerate of you to think of me
C F C
and it’s not so hard to see you smoking fags and drinking tea
Dm F
it’s the crummy lost at seasick with a floating on the waves
A F C
to join the other flotsam with the ripped up queens and knaves
G F
queens and knaves , queens and knaves

C F C
there lies a lady , she’s gone and she’s gone
C F C
she’ll be a fine lady before too long
Dm F
but i hit her head and she finished her walking
A F C
she shouldn’t be dead , she was too busy talking
G F
busy talking , busy talking

C F C
they can fill a cup or two and still disturb the peace
C F C
it’s never made it all the way from shore to shore , from west to east
Dm F
i read that independence was a lightness in your step
A F C
you walked away , i felt so heavy at the start of every day
G F
every day , every day

C F C
i’ve been waiting an hour and the bus hasn’t come
C F C
i’ve been cursing my god for the lack of the sun
Dm F
i’ve been ruined by destiny , lowered by fate
A F C
and the upshot of this is i’m going to be late
G F
to be late , to be late