Key: G
Introduction:
G Em
Grace Cathedral hill, all wrapped in
bones of a setting sun,
C
all dust and stone and moribund.
D
I paid twenty-five cents to
D7
Light a little white candle
G
for a New Year's Day.
Em
I sat and watched it burn away
C
then turned and weaved through slow decay.
D
We were both a little hungry,
D7
so we went to get a hotdog,
G
down the Hyde St. Pier.
Em
The light was slight and dissapeared.
C
The air, it stunk of fish and beer.
D D7
We heard a superman trumpet play the National Anthem.
C G Em C
And the world may be long for you,
G Em C
but he'll never belong to you.
Cm
But on a motorbike,
D D7
when all the city lights blind your eyes tonight,
C D
are you feeling better now?
G Em
Are you feeling better now?
C Cm
Are you feeling better now?
Em
your eyes all bright and brimmed with tears.
C
The pilgrims, pills and tourists here all sing
D D7
"Fifty-three bucks to buy a brand new halo."
G Em
Sweet on a green-eyed girl, all fiery
C
Irish clip and curl, all brine and piss and vinegar.
D D7
I paid twenty-five cents to light a little white candle.
C G Em C
And the world may be long for you,
G Em C
but he'll never belong to you.
Cm
But on a motorbike,
D D7
when all the city lights blind your eyes tonight,
C D
are you feeling better now?
G Em
Are you feeling better now?
C Cm
Are you feeling better now?
G Em C Cm
la la la, la la la, la la la.
G
ooh la la la la.