Bright Eyes - The joy in forgetting the joy in accepting

There is a ^Bcat in the window of the ^C#7house of my lover Where she s^C#mleeps there alone now or p^Eerhaps with a^F#7nother But I^B try not to think about that, I^C#7 try not to think at all I get^C#m cocaine from this girl I met and^E my brother buys me ^F#alcohol And I ^Bstay up all night walking through the^C#7se houses I have grown to hate And my ^C#mparents ask if I'm all right, I say, "^EI've just been staying up ^F#too late" I nee^Bd to sleep I ne^C#7ed to do something to ^C#mget this awful weight up off my chest And keep her ^Epretty ghost from c^F#hasing me ^AYou say there are spaces open and wide ^EYou say there are days longer than nights ^AAnd I could be happy if only I'd try, but I don't try ^DI don't try ^ENo you don't try

^DAnd you speak of a fever that burns you inside ^DAs you explain to your mother how you have wanted to die ^DSo she kisses your fingers and says, "My darling, but why? ^EWhen there is so much more, there is so much more ^EDo you know there are spaces open and wide? ^EBelieve me, there are days longer than nights ^EAnd you will be happy the minute you try ^DSo won't you try? ^EWon't you try?"