Verse
F#
And I'll jump in the sea
A#m
Wearing all of my clothes
Cb
And I'll swim out from this red patch
D#m C#
To the pier and its old bones
F#
And the tide will sweep me out
A#m
And I'll swim back to land
Cb
And I'll walk through this old valley
D#m C#
And I'll smile as I stand
[Chorus]
F#
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
A#m
We could stay here, and we won't fade away
Cb
How could you ever deny it?
Cbm
The golden age of not even trying
[Verse 2]
F#
And I miss the old man
A#m
Who played harmonica on the street
Cb
Oh, He played it with such character
D#m C#
These days that's rare to see
F#
And It's rare to be an artist
A#m
And it's rare that we have a cause
Cb
And It's rare to stand by anything we say
D#m C#
These days, we are all whores
[Chorus]
F#
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
A#m
We could stay here, and we won't fade away
Cb
How could you ever deny it?
Cbm
The golden age of not even trying
[Bridge]
F#
There's a head in the water
A#m
There's someone at sea
Cm
I shouldn't waste my time personifying
Cbm
These damned waves, as they are trying
F# A#m
Oh, it's our golden age
C Cbm
Oh, it's our golden age
[Chorus]
F#
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
A#m
We could stay here, and we won't fade away
Cb
How could you ever deny it?
Cbm
The golden age of not even trying
[Verse 4]
F#
There's a head in the water
A#m
There is someone at sea
Oh, there is someone
Cb
Oh, there is someone!
Cbm
Yeah, there is someone!
[Chorus]
F#
We could stay here, and sing songs for better days
A#m
We could stay here, and we won't fade away- oh!
Cb
(How could you ever deny it?)
I don't know!
Cbm
The golden age of not even trying