Biography:
"Tom Dickins is one of those rare songwriters who delivers his smart Rufus-Meets-Fiona ballads directly from the heart, with the velvety yet bittersweet voice of an angel who has only recently fallen from grace"
Amanda Palmer
The Dresden Dolls
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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Am
I lay awake for several hours
Thought of all the plans we’d laid
Am
How we would topple all the towers
With the music we had made
Em
And we would reach the stars together
And we’d pick one for ourselves
Am
Let the bigots keep their heaven
We’re much happier in hell
[Cho?us]
C
So let us drink
C
Let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
Dm
Let us stroke each other’s
Am
Swollen pride…
[Verse 2]
Am
I've bit my tongue so many times now
That it’s getting hard to speak
Am
The truth you're seeking in the darkness
Is a game of hide and seek
Em
You talk to strangers for a living
But can never phone a friend
Am
I hope you’re happy, hope you’re happy
I hope you’re happy in the end
[Chorus]
C
So let us drink
C
Let us drink
C
Let us laugh until we cry
Dm
Let us stroke each other’s
Am Am Em Am
Swollen pride…
[Bridge]
A#m G# F# Fm
A#m
G# F#
If you want it that bad it’s yours
Just take it
Fm A#m
I don’t want it back
G# F#
If you need it so bad it's yours.
Fm A#m
Just take it, just take it.
G#
If it hurts this much
F#
You keep it and hold it
Fm A#m
And I’ll wish you luck
G#
If you’d kill for it
F# Fm
Really kill for it, be careful
Am
It might kill you back.
[Chorus]
C#
So let us drink, Let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
D#m
Let us stroke each other, stroke each other, choke each other
C#
So let us drink, let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
Dm
Let us stroke each other, stroke each other, choke each other
C#
So let us drink, Let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
D#m
Let us stroke each other’s swollen
A#m G# F# F#m
And foolish… Pride…
Am
[Verse 1]
Am
I lay awake for several hours
Thought of all the plans we’d laid
Am
How we would topple all the towers
With the music we had made
Em
And we would reach the stars together
And we’d pick one for ourselves
Am
Let the bigots keep their heaven
We’re much happier in hell
[Cho?us]
C
So let us drink
C
Let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
Dm
Let us stroke each other’s
Am
Swollen pride…
[Verse 2]
Am
I've bit my tongue so many times now
That it’s getting hard to speak
Am
The truth you're seeking in the darkness
Is a game of hide and seek
Em
You talk to strangers for a living
But can never phone a friend
Am
I hope you’re happy, hope you’re happy
I hope you’re happy in the end
[Chorus]
C
So let us drink
C
Let us drink
C
Let us laugh until we cry
Dm
Let us stroke each other’s
Am Am Em Am
Swollen pride…
[Bridge]
A#m G# F# Fm
A#m
G# F#
If you want it that bad it’s yours
Just take it
Fm A#m
I don’t want it back
G# F#
If you need it so bad it's yours.
Fm A#m
Just take it, just take it.
G#
If it hurts this much
F#
You keep it and hold it
Fm A#m
And I’ll wish you luck
G#
If you’d kill for it
F# Fm
Really kill for it, be careful
Am
It might kill you back.
[Chorus]
C#
So let us drink, Let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
D#m
Let us stroke each other, stroke each other, choke each other
C#
So let us drink, let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
Dm
Let us stroke each other, stroke each other, choke each other
C#
So let us drink, Let us drink
Let us laugh until we cry
D#m
Let us stroke each other’s swollen
A#m G# F# F#m
And foolish… Pride…
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