Social Distortion - Footprints On My Ceiling

social distortion – footprints on my ceiling
standard tuning

intro :
F , C , G , A# F x2

verse 1 :
F C
everybody wants a lover , nobody wants to uncover
G A# F
what may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past

F C
wanna go without a care , pull gardenias from her hair
G A# F
i think of a time we didn’t have a care in the world

F C
captivated by her beauty , i knew it was my life long duty
G A# F
she had all the grace and charm of a radiant queen

chorus :
C Gm
how do you talk without speaking? yeah
A# F C
how do you hear without listening?
C Gm
how do you live without feeling? yeah
A# F C
how do you take without gi – ving?
A# F
and we keep it all inside?

verse 2 :
F C
there are footprints on my ceiling , i can’t help this fxxked up feeling
G A# F
something’s wrong , you ain’t comin’ around here no more

F C
try to get my thoughts together , i think of a time when things were better
G A# F
this miscommunication is breakin’ me down

chorus :
C Gm
how do you talk without speaking? yeah
A# F C
how do you hear without listening?
C Gm
how do you live without feeling? yeah
A# F C
how do you take without gi – ving?
A# F
how you treat your new best friend?

solo :
F , C , G , A# F x6

verse 3 :
F C
everybody wants a lover , nobody wants to uncover
G A# F
what may lay deep beneath a sometimes painful past

F C
my heart is heavy slowly sinking , i redirect my desperate thinking
G A# F
and kiss her red full lips , like i did the very first time

chorus :
C Gm
how do you talk without speaking? yeah
A# F C
how do you hear without listening?
C Gm
how do you live without feeling? yeah
A# F C
how do you take without gi – ving?
C Gm
there are footprints on my ceiling , yeah
A# F C Gm
and i kept it bottled up inside , all my life

– dp