This is a sublimely beautiful song by one of Australia's finest bands going around. It'sopening track on The Panics' last album Sleeps Like a Curse. Although it's not asong I thought I'd try and come up with a tab in any case and this sounds pretty good on an acoustic.If you want to play this song as it sounds on cd then you'll need to work out thepatterns of the chords, or you can just strum along like I do.Standard tuningChords used -E (022100)B (x24442)C#m (x46654)Amaj7 (x02120)E* (x7645x)B* (x9987x)C#m* (x111190x)x = Mute stringINTRO:E* B* C#m* B* E* B* C#m* B*e--0-x--0-x--0-x--0-x--0-x--0-x--0-x--0-x--0-| b--5-5--5-7--7-0----7--7-5--5-7--7-0----7--7-| g----4----8----9----8----4----8----9----8----| d----6----9---11----9----6----9---11----9----| a----7----9---11----9----7----9---11----9----| E----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----x----|Verse 1:E* B*I'm staying stubborn in retreatC#m* B*I was standing on your corner pondering defeatE* B*An old lady fixed my collar, said her steps were getting steepC#m* B*I said "I live by the top but not permanently"E* B*I know you follow, I can hear youC#m* B*And the patter of your feetE* B*I'm looking like I'm still half asleepC#m* B*And it feels like you're standing on meCHORUS:Amaj7 E B C#mWhy do you ask me? I don't know my wayAmaj7 E B C#mWhy do you keep me hear? I have no more cards to playVERSE 2:E* B*I've got eyelids like concrete and they're too numb to blinkC#m* B*You drain the life out of me, I've forgotten how to thinkE* B*I was sitting on a fortune now I'm staring down a sinkC#m* B*I've got one too many itches and you're just another stingE* B*You can I hope that I mightC#m* B*But I never feel a thingE* B*You can I hope that I mightC#m* B*But I never feel a thingREPEAT CHORUSREPEAT INTRO FOR BREAKVERSE 3:E* B*A strange thing happened in my mindC#m* B*All your words turned to scribble by the time I recognizeE* B*I never looked right in the reflection in your eyesC#m* B*I'd wait to hear your voice but I never could replyREPEAT CHORUSThen repeat verse chords till endTabbed by pettyisking - danecouchman@hotmail.comhttp://www.thepanics.com.au/
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