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