Intro: B-F#/Bb-G#m-F#-E-B/Eb-E-F#- x4
Verse 1:
a febrile [B]shocking
violent s[A]mack and
the [G#m]children are
hoping for a [F#]heart
attack tonight the
[B]windows are watching
the s[Ebm]treets all
conspire and the
[E]lamppost can't stop
[F#]crying if I could
[B]fly high above the
[A]world would I see
a bunch of [G#m]living
dots spell the world
stu[F#]pidity? or would
I see [B]hungry lover
homicides [Ebm]loving
brother suicides
and [E]olly olly oxenfrees
who [F#]pickaside and hide
Refrain:
[E] [F#] [G#m] the world
is scratching at
my [E]door[F#] [G#m] my
morning papers got
the s[E]cores the [Ebm]human
interest s[C#m]tories and[C#m]
the obituary[F#] oh yeah
Chorus 1:
[B]Cockroach [F#/Bb]naps and
[G#m]rattling [F#]traps [B]how
[F#/Bb]many [G#m]devils [F#]can you
[E]fit u[B/Eb]pon a [E]match [F#]head?
[B]caringosi[A]ty killed
the [G#m]Kerouac [F#]cat
[E]sometimes [F#]truth is
s[E]tranger than [F#]fiction[B][F#]
Verse 2:
in my [B]alley around the
corner there's a [A]wino
with feathered shoulders
and a s[G#m]pirit giving
head for crack and
he'll [F#]never want it
back there's a [B]little
kid and his family
eating [Ebm]crackers like
thanksgiving and a
[E]pack of wild desperados
s[F#]cornful of living
(Repeat Refrain)
Chorus 2:
[B]cradle for a [A]cat
[G#m]Wolfe looks [F#]back
[B]how [F#/Bb]many [G#m]angels [F#]can
you [E]fit u[B/Eb]pon a [E]match?[F#]
I [B]want to [A]know why
[G#m]Hemingway [F#]cracked
[E]sometimes [F#]truth is
s[E]tranger than [F#]fiction[B][F#]
Bridge:
[G#m]life is the [F#]crummiest
book I [E]ever read
there [Ebm]isn't a hook
just a [C#m]lot of cheap
shots [B]pictures to
shock and [E]characters
an a[A]mateur would
[F#]never dream up
Outro:
B-F#/Bb-G#m-F#-E-B/Eb-E-F#- x2
B--A--G#m--F#
[E]sometimes [F#]truth is
s[E]tranger than [F#]fiction
B-F#/Bb-G#m-F#-E-B/Eb-E-F#-
B(hold)
