Key: G
Introduction: G G7 C Cm G D7
G G7M G7 C
My dream girl, those eyes, that nose
Cm G Am D7
My private inside joke, sign the cast on my funny bone
G G7M G7 C
Floral sheets on long-given-up ghosts
Eº7 G E7 Am D7 G
Haunt my bedroom at night and say &ldquo let&rsquo s get you home&rdquo
C G G7M G7
They say &ldquo grow up, be a man &lsquo cause until then you&rsquo re nothing but a short-haired girl&rdquo
C G G/A G
But come and Braille-palm-read, hold my hands, see my reason and &ldquo Goodbye cruel world&rdquo
B7 Em
And oh my god what&rsquo s wrong with me?
Eº7 D D7
And the wife of Walter Keane whose name right now&rsquo s escaping me&hellip That&rsquo s right, Margaret
G G7 C
Dream girl come and sweep me off my knees
Cm Eº7 Am D7 G
I&rsquo d rather stay asleep than never see you wake up next to me
G G7M G7 C
Neon lights like heat lamps in the cold
Cm G Am7 D7
To incubate the shadows you can&rsquo t stitch back to your soles
G G7M G7 C
You seemed fine just a few days ago
Eº7 G E7 Am D7 G
But CO2 and fish tanks do enough to get you home
C G G7M G7
Well now you swear in your prayers telling time &ldquo Promise I&rsquo ll never have fun again
C G G/A G
If you&rsquo d stop flying&rdquo but then you start crying &ldquo never mind, you win!&rdquo
B7 Em
And far too late came far too soon
Eº7 D D7
And the love you never made became the things you&rsquo d never do. Oh, sweet Mary!
G G7 C
Dream girl come, but keep your hands off me
Cm Eº7 Am D7 G
Go on back to bed my love, I mean, that&rsquo s where dreams are supposed to be
G7 C G G7M G7
So come on, William grow up, be a man, cause until then they&rsquo re gonna treat you like you&rsquo re just a little girl
C G
But come and Braille-palm-read, hold my hands and you&rsquo ll see that it&rsquo s me who cries mercy
while your fingers curl
B7 Em
And oh, are you at all like me?
Eº7 D D7
Do you know what I mean? Or am I too close to see? Someone, anyone?
G G7 C
Of the two things we do on our knees:
Cm Eº7 Am D7
Watch me fold my hands just to crack my knuckles
Em Em7M Em7 A7
Well, here&rsquo s the church, here is the steeple, open the door, see all the people
Am D7 G
Alright that&rsquo s enough let&rsquo s get you home