Treacle Tin Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Oh, [Cm]sunken
With[Am]in
The [F]treacle [G]tin
Sickly an[Cm]d swell'd
In this [Am]blubbing
[G]Lull
I am held
A [C]thespian
[Cm]in t[C]he throes
Of this [Am]thick black
[Dm]Sticky [Am]roll
Preserved
[Dm]In the plot[F]
A [G]calamitous [Em]clot
[G]Oh, the mi

[Verse 2]
[C]asma
Of this cheap
[Am]Melo[Dm] dram[Am]a
The [F]soap[Dm]
[Am]For whic[Dm]h I grop[G]e[Em][G]

[Verse 3]
[A]I s[Em]eem t[F]o r[Dm]emember
[G]Yeah, I[Am][A]
[Em]Seem [F]to
[Dm]remember
[F]Posing in a mirror without [Dm]terror or a tut
[F]Giddy with the gluttony and
sup[Dm]ple in his strut

[Verse 4]
[F]By now the [Dm]bough[Am]
[F]Of me [Dm]backbone[Am]
[F]Will have [Dm]buckled[Am]
[F]Will have stooped
[Dm]So I can't r[Am]emove[C]
The tin from [F]the shelf

[Verse 5]
So [C]I
Lay down my [Em]empty [G]self[Cm]
It [C]were lovely[Am]
Oh be[G]ing happy.
[Dm]Oh, sunken

[Verse 6]
[Cm]
[Am]Within
The [Dm]treacle [G]tin
Sickly [Cm]and swell'd
In this [Am]blubbing
[Dm]Lull
I am [G]held
Oh [C]the treacle's
A- rubbin' a- [Am]dubbin'
On me skin
Stops the [Dm]teas[Am]ing g[Dm]ettin[G]g in[Em]
[G]Oh the [C]treacle
tin's my hen, is my glam
makes my [Am]trusty [Dm]bed [Am]burn
So I won't [Dm]wake[Am]
To [C]no [G]wake[Em][G]

[Verse 7]
[A]I s[Am]eem t[Em]o re[F] mem[Am]ber[Dm]
[G]Yeah, I[Am][A]
[Am]Seem [Em]to
[F]re [Am]mem b[Dm]er[Am]
[F]Posing in a mirror without [Dm]terror or a tut
[F]Giddy with the gluttony
and supple in [Dm]his strut

[Verse 8]
[F]By now the [Dm]bough[Am][F]
Of me [Dm]back[Am]bone[F]
Will have [Dm]buckled[Am]
[F]Will have stooped
[Dm]So I can[Am]'t remove[C]
The tin from [F]the shelf
So I just
[C]Lay down my [Em]empty [G]sel[Cm]f
It were [C]lovely[F]
Oh [G]being happy.

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 9]
[Dm]By n[F]ow the b[Dm]ough
[F]Of [Dm]me backbone
[F]Will have [Dm]buckled
[F]Will have stooped
[Dm]So I can[C]'t remove[F][C]
The tin from the [F]shelf.