Capo 3: eb maps as c
C2 | c2
*** verse 1:
c2 g d g
shall we agree that just this once
em d
iand'm gonna change my life
c2 g d g
until itand's just as tiny or
em f
important as you like
c2 g d c2
and in time, we wonand't even recall that we spoke
g d c2
words that turned out to be as big as smoke
em d g
like smoke, disappears in the air
c2 em d g
thereand's always something smouldering somewhere
*** chorus:
d c2 g
i know it donand't make a difference to you
d c2 g
but oh, it sure made a difference to me
em d c2 g
youand'll see me off in the distance, i hope
am
at the other end
c d c2
at the other end of the telescope
*** verse 2:
there was a time not long ago c2 g d g
i dreamt that the world was flat em d
and all the colours bled away c2 g d g
and that was that em em (note!)
and in time, i could only believe in one thing c2 g d c2
the sky was just phosphourus stars hung on strings g d c2
and you swore that theyand'd always be mine em d g
when you can pull them down anytime em d g
*** chorus:
i know it donand't make a difference to you d c2 g
but oh, it sure made a difference to me d c2 g
youand'll see me off in the distance, i hope em d c2
at the other end am
at the other end of the telescope c d c2
*** bridge:
d c2 g
there, there baby now, donand't say a word
d c2 g
lie down baby, your vision is blurred
em d c2
your head is so sore from all of that thinking
em
i donand't want to hurt you now
c am c am
but i think youand're shrinking (i think youand're skrinking)
*** verse 3:
youand're half-naked ambition and c2 g d g
youand're half out of your wits em d
and though your wristwatch always works c2 g d g
your necktie never fits em f
now its so hard to pick the receiver up c2 g d
and when i call, i never noticed you could be so small c2 g d
the answer was under your nose em d g
but the question never arose em d g
*** coda:
i know it donand't make a difference to you d c2 g
but oh, it sure made a difference to me d c2 g
when you find me here at the end of my rope em d c2
when the head and heart of it finally elope em d c2
you can see us off in the distance, i hope em d c2
at the other end am
at the other end of the telescope c d c2
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