C
my heart is on my sleeve my head is in the sand
F
i said how did we end up here? you said happenstance
C
but i didn't understand so i made other plans
F
i ran to the ocean washed the blood off of my hands
C
i washed away my tears washed away ten years
F
washed away the empty space in-between my ears
C
and you said all that i mean is that you and me
F
didn't meet because of fate but rather probability
C
and you said the truth's like corn and lies are like weeds
F
you said the schroedinger equation collapsed perfectly
C
and i said mercy me be patient please
F
'cause i don't know a goddam thing about the birds and the bees
C
i just know what i'm like and i'm like what i see
F
even though it's hard to see because you just blinded me
C
and if there's one thing i learned in chemistry
F
it's that the gain of electrons is reduction, obviously
C
but you can't see electrons without machines
F
and you can't tell from my inflection if i'm being mean
C
and i don't know if i can take you seriously
F (play once, let ring)
sometimes elections depend on the absentees
G F
and my family and my friends
C F C
and all the little kids that love me make me strong
G F
and no matter how this ends
C
i know i'll never ever ever be alone
G F C
some day i'll be an old lady
G F C
with a big dress and an apron, a babushka and bare feet
F F C
i'll be out in my garden on my hands and knees
G F C F C
and i'll be singing a song that is really sad and sweet
F G C F C
mommy and daddy your baby is grown
F G C F C
and the smell of the cold, wet dirt reminds me home
End on C, then pluck the thinnest string once.