be honest Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][F#m][Bm][F#m]
[G][A][F#m]
[A]Her body

[Verse 1]
[D]was an
outpost for [F#m]ideas that didn't [F#]work
A na[G]tion failed and broken,
[A]invaded and then burnt
And [D]the crumbles and the ashes
[F#m]that settled in her [F#]purse
Were [F#m]the ruin[G]s of an empire and
[A]the people we once were
We were limp[D]ing up towards Lake Street and
she mo[F#m]tioned towards [F#]the church
Said [F#m]the ha[G]rdest thing they ask me is "Amanda[A],
does it hurt?"
'Cause it's not [D]pain,
it's more like pressure on the [F#m]edges of my eyes
[F#]I see scal[G]es and bloody feathers
when I look [A]into the lights
And my pass[D]word is "be honest"
And my net[F#m]work is e[F#]volved
And I can[G]'t guarantee I'll pick up
every time that you call
[A][D][A]

[Verse 2]
[Bm]
Ain't it spooky when they [A]all go away?
Ain't [G]it strange when
they just disap[D]pear?
[G]It really sucks getting sic[D]k on the bus
It's even [A]worse when
the teenagers [Bm]cheer
Ain't it funny how we [A]all get by?
But [Em]not the way that makes us [D]laugh
The [G]lust burns off into
hand[D]shakes and hugs
In the [A]end, it comes down to the cash

[Verse 3]
I was call[F#]ing from the carpark when
they kicked in the door
They pulled the pis[G]tols from the holsters
Put the people on the floor
It's not [A]the fear, it's the frustration
Getting sick of being scared
They pulled [Bm]your princess to her feet
Made a handle from her hair

[Verse 4]
I was thinking [D]about the progress
How [F#m]a change is gonna [F#]come
I was hear[G]ing the announcements
I was run[A]ning from the guns
Des[D]peration fueled the dancers
There's a sad[F#m]ness in the s[F#]ex
They [G]lingered over dinners
And then ran [A]out on the check
And our [D]safeword is still "stop it"
And [F#m]our style is self involved
[F#]And I ca[F#m]n't guaran[G]tee I'll
pick up every time that you call
[A]

[Verse 5]
[Bm]Ain't it something how the
[A]people switch partners?
Yeah, [G]you just got to wait your [D]turn
[G]It's really hard getting
[D]kicked in the heart
It's even [A]worse watching
big buildings [Bm]burn
Ain't it strange how it [A]all fades to black
Just when [Em]it starts to feel really [D]nice?
I [G]was banging round your party
Trying to loc[D]ate all the
love in [A]the lights

[Verse 6]
And the speed [F#]it crested early and
then it ran its course
[F#m]I showered [G]and got ready
and started on my chores
It was rush[A]ing through my blood,
it was coming from my pores
And my heart [Bm]was charging forward
and I threw up off the porch
We were limp[D]ing up on Lake Street and
she motioned towards the church
She said [Bm]the hardest question ever [F#m]is "Amanda,
does it hurt?"
[F#]It's not the p[G]ain, it's just a pressure,
but in some ways, that's much worse
The ru[A]ins of an empire and
the people we once were
If revolu[D]tion is really coming,
then we [F#m]all need to be we[F#]ll
So [G]maybe it's just best if we both
take care [A]of ourselves