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