Verse
F# A#m D#m C#
Somebody hold me stone still
B C# B C#
I’m feeling quite ill, feeling quite ill
F# A#m D#m C#
Oh when will we marry she says
B C# B C#
There’s bombs in my head, bombs in my head
F# A#m D#m C#
And flowered grass under my feet
B C# B C#
Before summer’s defeat, summer’s defeat
F# A#m D#m C#
When all of my plans turn to dust
B C# B C#
How do others get up, others get up
F# A#m D#m C#
Oh bring all the pieces alive
B F#
And watch how they dance
D#m C#
To inaudible sighs
F# A#m D#m C#
So sang my mother just listen inside
B F# C#
It was all here before you and stays when you die
Instrumental: F# A#m D#m C# F# A#m D#m
F# A#m D#m C#
Strong hands as small as a coin
B C# B C#
A girl then a boy, a girl then a boy
F# A#m D#m C#
But how will I eat, will I live
B C# B C#
I’ve got more than I give, more than I give
F# A#m D#m C#
And with terrible fear in my chest
B C# B C#
I know I’m the best, I know I’m the best
F# A#m D#m C#
Oh bring all the pieces alive
B F#
Watch how they dance
D#m C#
To inaudible sighs
F# A#m D#m C#
So sang my mother just listen inside
B F# C# D#m
It was all here before you and stays when you die
B F# C# B
It was all here before you and stays when you die
Instrumental: C# D#m C# B C# D#m C# B
F# A#m D#m C#
Oh bring all the pieces alive
B F#
And watch how they dance
D#m C#
To inaudible sighs
F# A#m D#m C#
So sang my mother just listen inside
B F# C# D#m
It was all here before you and stays when you die
B F# C# F#
It was all here before you and stays when you die
Outro: A#m D#m C# B C# F#