Title: Picture Window
Music By Ben Folds
Lyrics By Nick Hornby
D A
E D A E
They checked into the hospital new year's eve
D A E
Nothing to be done about that
D A E
Rainbows, daffodils; she's not naïve
D A E
Symbolism's all crap
D
There's a big picture window in their room
A E
On the ward, with a view of a parliament hill
Dm7(4) D A
But the view offers more joy than they can afford
E
When there's this much pain to kill
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
E
Hope is a bastard
A/C#
Hope is a liar
D
F# cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
E
Kick it's backside
A/C# D A E F(9) A E
Got no place in days like these
D A
At dusk the darkness surrenders to color
E
As the fireworks streak the sky
D A
And their window gives them the prettiest picture
E
Their useless luck makes her wanna cry
D A
Then it turns midnight, the shitty old year spent
E
Another Mum gives her some sparkling wine
D A
And she nearly gives in to the moment
E
But she'll still be sick in 2009
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
E
Hope is a bastard
A/C#
Hope is a liar
D
F# cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
E
Kick it's backside
A/C# D A E
Got no place in days like these
Dm7(4) E C#m D (repeat 3 times)
Am7(4) A/E
Just as she's thinking of pulling the blind down
F(9)/F# Asus
F# rocket bursts in front of her eyes
Dm7(4)
The city lit up like a crown on London
A D D6
And she tries and fails to stop spirits rise
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
E
Hope is a bastard
A/C#
Hope is a liar
D
F# cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
E
Kick it's backside
A/C# D
Got no place in days like these
Dm7(4)
You know what hope is?
E
Hope is a bastard
A/C#
Hope is a liar
D
F# cheat and a tease
Dm7(4)
Hope comes near you?
E
Kick it's backside
A/C# D A/C# E F(9) A /C# E
Got no place in days like these