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