Verse I:
Am F Dm Am
Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head,
Am F Dm Am
Dredging the Great White Sharks, swimming in the bed,
Am F Dm Am
Here comes a Killer Whale, to sing me to sleep,
Am F Dm Am
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by its teeth,
Chorus:
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
C Dm Am F
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
C
Did I drink too much?
Dm
Am I losing touch?
Am F
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Am F Dm Am
To wreck, to wreck,
Am F
To wreck,
Dm Am
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Verse II:
Am F Dm Am
What's with the long face? Do you want more?
Am F Dm Am
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door,
Am F Dm Am
Don't let the curtain catch you, cos you've been here before,
Am F Dm Am
The chair is an island darling, you can't touch the floor,
Chorus:
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
C Dm Am F
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
C
Did I drink too much?
Dm
Am I losing touch?
Am F
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Am F Dm Am
To wreck, to wreck,
Am F
To wreck,
Dm Am
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Instrumental: Am F Dm Am }x2
Bridge:
F G Am
And good god, under star disguise we are lost,
F
And into the breach we got tossed,
G Am F
And the water's coming in fast!
Chorus:
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I said?
C Dm Am F
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
C Dm Am F
And oh my love remind me, what was it that I did?
C
Did I drink too much?
Dm
Am I losing touch?
Am F
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Am F Dm Am
To wreck, to wreck,
Am F
To wreck,
Dm Am
Did I build this ship to wreck?