verse 1:
D Em D Em
I’m calling a truce
Bm C
I’m calling a truce
Between me and you
D Em D
I can accept the
Em
smack But can’t
Bm C
respect the bruise
A darker blue
D Em D
It’s no use I’m
Em Bm C
not by your side
D Em
We compare
D Em
contrast complain
Bm C
and re-fuse to reply
C
Too proud but
I can’t pretend
D Bm
To keep looking
the other way
C
As we occupy
opposite ends
D Eb
But keep looking
D Em Bm C Em Bm C
the other way
verse 2:
D Em D
A firm grasp on
Em Bm
the english language
C
Hurray for the weight
D
of the guilt on my
Em D
mind Depressed with
Em Bm
your emotional baggage
C
I pray for the
day you’ll stop
wasting my time
C
Too proud but
I can’t pretend
D Bm
To keep looking
the other way
C
As we occupy
opposite ends
D Bm
But keep looking
the other way
C
Ignoring space
D
ignoring time
Bm
And still looking
the other way
C
Too proud but
I can’t pretend
D Eb
To keep looking
the other way
Bridge:
Em Am
Potential for attack
C
Opinions aren’t facts
G D
I direct and you decline
Em Am
Attempts at an attack
C
Opinion versus fact
G
I direct and you decline
Am C
Too proud but I
can’t pretend
G D
To keep looking
the other way
Am
As we occupy
C
opposite ends
G Em
I’m not looking
the other way
Am
Too proud but
C
I can’t pretend
G D
To keep looking
the other way
Am
Because we occupy
C
opposite ends
G
We occupy
D
opposite ends
Outro:
D Em D Em
I’m calling a truce
Bm C
I’m calling a truce
D Em D Em
I’m calling a truce
Bm C
I’m calling a truce whoa
D Em D Em
I’m calling a truce
Bm C
I’m calling a truce
Between me and you
D Em D Em
I’m calling a truce
Bm C
I’m calling a truce