Intro: Am F Em
Verse 1:
Am F Em
She’s sliding, she’s sliding down to the dregs of the world
Am F Em
She’s fighting, she’s fighting the urge to make sand out of pearls
Chorus 1:
C D F Am
Heaven can wait and hell’s too far ago
C D F E
Somewhere between what you need and what you know
C D F D Am
And they’re trying to drive that escalator into the ground….
Verse 2:
Am F Em
She’s hiding, she’s hiding on a battleship of baggage and bones
Am F Em
There’s thunder, there’s lightening in an avalanche of faces you know
Chorus 2:
C D F Am
Heaven can wait and hell’s too far ago
C D F E
Somewhere between what you need and what you know
C D F D Am
And they’re trying to drive that escalator into the ground….
Bridge:
C Am
You left your credentials in a greyhound station
Am C D F E
with a first aid kit and a flashlight going to a desert unknown
Chorus 3:
C D F Am
Heaven can wait and hell’s too far ago
C D F E
Somewhere between what you need and what you know
C D F D Am
And they’re trying to drive that escalator into the ground….