Unless It's Kicks
Intro:
D A 2x
What
D
gives this mess some grace unless it’s
gives this mess some grace unless it’s
A
kicks, man -
kicks, man -
unless it is
Bm
fictions, unless it’s
fictions, unless it’s
A
sweat or it’s songs?
sweat or it’s songs?
What
D
hits against this chest unless it’s a
hits against this chest unless it’s a
A
sick man’s hand,
sick man’s hand,
from some
Bm
midlevel band? He’s been
midlevel band? He’s been
A
driving too long
driving too long
on a
D
dark windless night, with the
dark windless night, with the
A
stereo on,
stereo on,
with the
Bm
towns flying by and the
towns flying by and the
G
ground getting
ground getting
A
soft.
soft.
And a
D
sound in the sky, coming
sound in the sky, coming
A
down from above,
down from above,
it sur
Bm
rounds you and sighs and is
rounds you and sighs and is
G
whispering
whispering
A
of
of
what
D
pulls your body down, and that is
pulls your body down, and that is
A
quicksand.
quicksand.
So climb out
Bm
quick, hand over hand, before your
quick, hand over hand, before your
A
mouth’s all filled up.
mouth’s all filled up.
What
D
picks you up from down unless it’s
picks you up from down unless it’s
A
tricks, man?
tricks, man?
When I’ve been
Bm
fixed I am convinced that I will
fixed I am convinced that I will
A
not get so broke up again.
not get so broke up again.
And on a
D
seven day high, that
seven day high, that
A
heavenly song
heavenly song
punches
Bm
right through my mind and just
right through my mind and just
G
hums through my
hums through my
A
blood.
blood.
And I
D
know it’s a lie, but I’ll
know it’s a lie, but I’ll
A
still give my love.
still give my love.
Hey, my
Bm
heart’s on the line for your
heart’s on the line for your
G
hands to pluck
hands to pluck
A
off.
off.
D A Bm A
What
D
gives this mess some grace unless it’s
gives this mess some grace unless it’s
A
fiction -
fiction -
unless it’s
Bm
licks, man, unless it’s
licks, man, unless it’s
A
lies or it’s love?
lies or it’s love?
What
D
breaks this heart the most is the ghost of some
breaks this heart the most is the ghost of some
A
rock and roll fan,
rock and roll fan,
floating
Bm
up from the stands with her
up from the stands with her
G
heart opened
heart opened
A
up.
up.
And I want to tell her, “Your
D
love isn’t lost,” and say “my
love isn’t lost,” and say “my
A
heart is still crossed!”
heart is still crossed!”
I want to scream, “hey, you’re
Bm
so wonderful! What a
so wonderful! What a
G
dream in the
dream in the
A
dark -
dark -
about
D
working so hard, about
working so hard, about
A
glowing, so stoned,
glowing, so stoned,
trying
Bm
not to turn off, trying
not to turn off, trying
G
not to believe in that
not to believe in that
A
lie all on your
lie all on your
D
own.”
own.”
D A Bm
G A
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