Familiar Theme

C
         C                 G
How to escape a familiar theme
    Am                  C
An idea you're at home in
                                      G
If you're not careful it could crush you
        Am
Like a straight-jacket


[Verse 1]
        C                          G
I wanna know how to break new ground
       Am                  C
Like a long distance runner
                     G                 Am               C
My face is contorted into a grimace he wears a half smi-ile
                      G
That you hate him for
   Am               C                        G   Am  C
He wears a half smi-ile that you hate him for


[Verse 2]
         C                G
We had a strong foundation
              Am            C
But could not pass the test
      C                G               Am
And a lack of blame is not our problem
          C                                      G           Am           C
It's been passed around from mouth to mouth like rumors in a broken to -o-own
                             G             Am           C
When you watched it rise and fall, you'd forgotten that


[Pre Chorus]
                  Em     G      C    G
What you had is never coming ba-ack
C                Em             C   G
What you had is never coming ba-ack


[Chorus]
                C
I need a window to see out of
        Em
(Window to see out of)
G                   C
I need some time so I can count down
      G
(Some time so I can count down)
       C
To the day that I could tell you
     Em
(The day that I could tell you)
G                C                G  C
That I know just where I'm going


[Verse 3]
           C
I tried to drink from the well but it had dried up
           G                                  Am
I tried to live off my hands but they've been tied up
       C
People sick with ambition, hunting a reputation
     G                                  Am
To advance their position they will try anything


[Verse 4]
C                                                  G
If their boots on your neck, you should shake fast
                      Am                       C
Glue your eyes to the floor, push a fake laugh
                                           G
Keep your head down, but keep your eyes wi-ide
       Am                      C
To the floor, keep your head down


[Pre Chorus]
                  Em     G      C   G
What you had is never coming ba-ack
C                Em             C   G
What you had is never coming ba-ack


[Chorus]
                C
I need a window to see out of
        Em
(Window to see out of)
G                   C
I need some time so I can count down
      G
(Some time so I can count down)
       C
To the day that I could tell you
     Em
(The day that I could tell you)
G                C                G  C
That I know just where I'm going


[Bridge]
C
What you had is never coming back
                      C
Looking back to a simpler time
                C
What you had is never coming back
                            G
Familiar faces you can recognize


[Chorus]
                C
I need a window to see out of
        Em
(Window to see out of)
G                   C
I need some time so I can count down
      G
(Some time so I can count down)
       C
To the day that I could tell you
     Em
(The day that I could tell you)
G                C                G  C
That I know just where I'm going


[Outro]
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{I need a window to see out of)
                      C
All you want is a simpler time
                            G
Familiar faces you can recognize
C
All you want is a simpler time
                            G    C
Familiar faces you can recognize