Intro :  E   D   A 
 A            E               C 
Doted on like seeds planted in rows
 G         D             A 
The untied shoelaces of you life
 C#m                  E 
Nurtured all year then pressed in a book
 D              C#m           A 
Or displayed in bad taste at the table
 E                     G 
Problems arise and you fan the fire
 D                         A 
While there's a wild pack of dogs loose in your house tonight.
 E                           C 
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks
 D                   C 
Add it up and basically people never change.
 G 
They just talk and make plans in the dark
 C                        G 
Or make haste with ideas that can't help
 D 
But creep good people out
 G                        C 
As you talk to me too much you're assuming
 G                  D             E      C#m 
We don't always want what's right.
 A                E                        C 
Did I strike the right set of chords? you're annoyed.
 G         D                  A 
The goal is to ignite you then move on.
 C#m              E 
You feel ill at ease. you got no squeeze.
 D              C#m               A 
And the wise cracks won't make you more stable.
 E                   G 
You've learned you lines to scale and to time.
 D                        A 
Why must I remind you now i'm only less able.
 E                  C 
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks
 D                        C 
We're ordinary people we can't help but to change
 G 
As we walk and make plans in the dark
 C                         G 
Or make haste with the boy who can't help
 D 
But creep good people out.
 G                       C 
As you talk to me too much you're assuming
 D            E            C#m 
We don't always want what's right.
 A            E                  G 
Two fallen saplings in an open field.
 D                  A 
Snow padding gently on an empty bench.
 E               G 
An old woman's jewelry lying unadorned.
 D                    A 
Cold nesting robins allied for the first time.
 E               G 
I know when you hear these sappy lines
 D                  C 
You'll roll your eyes and say "nice try".