Graham Parker - Empty Lives Lyrics
Pre>this one has bunch of chords that are easy to play ifThe capo is at 4. chords mapped out as if they were open.Intro em cmaj7 em cmaj7Esus4 em cmaj7Im just a tick in a box on a questionnaireEsus4 em cmaj7Another moment that flashes into nowhereEsus4 em cmaj7 cA brand name on a pill that gets you there, ah ah ah ahEsus4 em cmaj7Im getting nothing and expecting oblivionEsus4 em cmaj7The past aint even worth livin inEsus4 em cmaj7 c d7Its just a nail that keeps being driven in ah ah ah ahEsus4 em cmaj7Im cold blooded and completely relaxedEsus4 em cmaj7Im breaking legs and avoiding the factsEsus4 em cmaj7 cOn the up escalator going down all the cracks, yeah ah ah ah ahEsus4 em cmaj7You are the dummies of another frightened nationEsus4 em cmaj7I am a candidate for elevationEm dsus4 cBut when I woke up this morning Id lost all sensationD7All sensationEm c amSo get them, get him, but dont get meBm em cAh uh ah ah cant hear your criesAm bm cSo dont get me to fill up your empty livesEm cmaj7 emI I i I ives empty livesCmaj7 em cmaj7 em cmaj7Your empty lives empty livesEsus4 em cmaj7Be obedient, there is no escapeEsus4 em cmaj7Forms to fill, time to kill love death and rapeEsus4 em cmaj7 cSleep baby sleep, dont let nothing awaken you ahhhhhhhhEsus4 em cmaj7Dont look for tomorrow, its given you the slipEsus4 em cmaj7Thats all contained on a silicon chipEm dsus4 cIm losing shape for the eighties feeling everybodys grip slipD7Everybodys grip slipEm c amSo get them, get him, but dont get meBm em cAh uh ah ah cant hear your criesAm bm cSo dont get me to fill up your empty livesEm dI I I I ives empty livesCJust there waiting to be filledDWith someone elses stronger willAm cJust cant reason to survive with empty emptyDYou got the empty empty, you got the empty empty, empty lives!Yeah! (solo)Esus4 em cmaj7Bring me water, bring me cocaineEsus4 em cmaj7Bring me something lethal, something that leaves a stainEm dsus4 cBut please dont make me feel that emptiness againD7Feel the emptyness againEm c amSo get them, get him, but dont get meBm em cAh uh ah ah get fat its your size butAm bm cDont get me to fill up your emptyAm bm cDont get me to fill up your emptyAm bm cDont get me to fill up your empty livesEm cmaj7 emI I i i I I I ives your empty livesCmaj7 emYour empty livesRepeat andfade with ad libbing on dont get me to end on chorus/pre>
