Secrets Of A Salesman Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]These baby secrets [F]have
[C]grown into children
Through [F]dirty adolescence
and [C]now into manhood
[Dm]I locked the basement do[Am]or
and broke off the skeleton [G]key
[Am]But it made no difference
[F]still [C]they travel with me
[F]Even though I killed them,
they [C]haunt me and they help me

[Verse 2]
[Dm]Re member the lies in the shadow[Am]s,
the practiced [G]charades
[Dm]My hands are an ax[Am]e
chopping at the roots
[G]Of the onl[Dm]y family tre[Am]e
that could ever [G]bear fruit
To [Dm]cripple you [F]to make sure
that you [C]never repro[G]duce
Another [Dm]heart of lies or
[Am]house of haunted rooms
[G]

[Verse 3]
The [F]arrow is [G]thrown [Am]into your back
[C]Nothing has eve[F]r been so[G]
[Am]distant [F]and[G] wea[Em]k[F][C]
[F]Dreaded word[G]s whispered
un[Am]der her breath
"You're just [F]like your [G]father"[Am]
[F]Your [G]ocean [Am]is a
[F]drop [G]of water

[Verse 4]
[Am]Tightly woven [F]wire [C]mesh beneath
the broken sales[F]man
As he's rolling [C]down the conveyor belt
The [Dm]product is almost [Am]ready to
be shipped out [G]the door
[F]Out in[Am]to t[F]he world
[C]to make a living
[F]Selling plastic faces to
[C]everyone who needs 'em

[Verse 5]
To [Dm]forget the lies in [Am]the shadows,
the practiced [G]charades
The [Dm]enemy [Am]will make sure
the tie's on [G]straight
It's [Dm]al ways best to[Am] make
an impression [G]of wealth
No [Dm]matter how much [F]hatred and debt is
boil[C]ing beneath the sur[G]face
"I [Dm]love you" spills like
[Am]vomit from her lips
[G]

[Verse 6]
The [F]arrow is [G]thrown into
[Am]your back[C]
Nothing has [F]ever been [G]so
[Am]distant [F]and[G] wea[E]k[F]
[G]The[F] dreaded words[G]
whispered un[Am]der her breath
[C]"You're just lik[F]e your
[C]father[F]"[G][Am]
[F]Your [G]ocean [Am]is a [F]drop
[G]of [Am]wa te[C]r[F]
[C]I l[Dm]ocked the basement doors[Am]
and broke off the skeleton [G]key
[Am]For [C]get [F]the [C]li[Dm]es in the shadows[Am],
don't forget me