The Metrologist
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Intro
Bm G E X3
G E
[Verso 1]
Bm F#m G
Ive never seen you here before
G F#m A E
Have you got time for just one more?
Bm F#m G
This rain wont let up for an hour at least
G F#m A
And I dont have anywhere I have
Bm
to be
[Refrão]
D A E Bm
Around here theres not much else to do
D A
I wouldnt mind sitting down and
E Bm
spending time with you
[Verso 2]
Bm
A silicone ball measures kilos so
F#m
theyre the
G
same everywhere
G F#m
You know I never think about it, so much of
A E
what goes on out there
Bm F#m
Sound wavs measured in metres in metric, and imperial
G F#m
What are the feet, would you say,
A Bm
between our table and that bar stool
[Refrão]
D A E Bm
Tell me more about what you do
D A E
I've never met anyone who knows as much
Bm
as you
{Solo}
Bm F#m G F#m A E
Bm F#m G F#m A Bm
[Verso 3]
Bm F#m
I could keep asking you things
G
eternally
F#m
So much of what youve been saying
A E
deeply appeals to me
Bm
Ill try to keep my questions linear,
F#m G
try to articulate exactly what I mean
G F#m
You better bring the bottle back,
A Bm
looks like the rains gonna settle in
[Refrão]
D A
So whats the weight of the booze,
E Bm
would you measure that in millilitres
D A
How many years have I lost,
E Bm
Id only count them if I was a defeatist
[Pós-Refrão]
D A
But the only thing wasted here
E Bm
is that wine if dont finish my drink
[Pré-Refrão]
G F#m
Is it numbers and scales to you
A E
Tell me how you see the things that I do
G Bm
Man Id love to be inside of your head
A E
Cos mines getting harder to bare
G Bm
Things are getting darker,
A E
its feeling harder,
G
I cant remember
Where were we,
F#m A
Im sorry
[Ponte]
Bm
Ive been trying to keep straight,
trying to keep it together
E
But these tiny little tremors getting heavier and heavier
G
The numbers confuse me,
Bm
I dont understand
E
and now I have this strange swelling in both of my hands
Bm
I got the wrong shoes on,
not prepared for the terrain
E
Its so pretty up here
but Im preoccupied with the pain
G Bm
Can you tell me how long before I disappear
E
Whats the point look like at which I am no longer here
Bm
If my bodys too heavy and my lists too long
E
Have I failed as a woman cos my measurements are wrong
G
The goalposts keep shifting,
Bm
the ball slippery with rain
E
They want us to compete
but they wont put us in the game
Bm
Whats the unit for the negative shit in my head
E
that only drowns when I down a solid litre before bed
G
Is it something scientific,
Bm
is it brain chemistry,
E
or am I just a product of myself,
of panic and ennui
Bm
And how long is it before you forget who you are
E
While some talent spider tells you that youre too fat to be a star
G
Or a critic says your record sounds too
Bm
much like your boyfriend
E
Even though you wrote every fucking riff on the album
Bm
Youre too depressing, too obtuse,
too aggressive, too aloof
E
Too demanding, too uptight,
dont live up to any hype
G Bm
Either too old to be relevant or too young to be resonant
E
Addictions picking off mates like theyre all social experiments
Bm
All the kicking, all the pricks,
all the leaches, snakes and ticks
E
All the hours on the road,
lonely brain bound to implode
G
Psyche shrieking out the back,
Bm
bills are waiting in a growing stack
E
Youre working like a dog but you got nothing to show for that
Outro
D A E
You gotta help me understand what
Bm
you do
D A
Ive never known anyone who keeps
E Bm
everything as straight as you
D A E
There was a time I had it all in
Bm
my fist
D A E
Now Im seriously considering becoming a metrologist
How to play The Metrologist
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