Verse 

F#        A#m              D#m   C# 
Somebody hold me stone still 
     B            C#    B            C# 
I’m feeling quite ill, feeling quite ill 
    F#          A#m           D#m   C# 
Oh when will we marry she says 
        B            C#   B            C# 
There’s bombs in my head, bombs in my head 
      F#           A#m       D#m   C# 
And flowered grass under my feet 
        B          C#   B           C# 
Before summer’s defeat, summer’s defeat 
     F#          A#m                 D#m   C# 
When all of my plans turn to dust 
       B           C# B          C# 
How do others get up, others get up 


[Refrão]

         F#      A#m      D#m   C# 
Oh bring all the pieces alive 
       B            F# 
And watch how they dance 
     D#m      C# 
To inaudible sighs 
F#         A#m          D#m     C# 
So sang my mother just listen inside 
        B         F#            C# 
It was all here before you and stays when you die 

Instrumental: F# A#m D#m C# F# A#m D#m 


[Refrão]
 
F#               A#m        D#m   C# 
Strong hands as small as a coin 
   B           C#     B           C# 
A girl then a boy, a girl then a boy 
     F#         A#m        D#m   C# 
But how will I eat, will I live 
          B            C#   B           C# 
I’ve got more than I give, more than I give 
          F#       A#m       D#m   C# 
And with terrible fear in my chest 
   B            C#      B            C# 
I know I’m the best, I know I’m the best 

      F#          A#m     D#m   C# 
Oh bring all the pieces alive 
B               F# 
Watch how they dance 
     D#m      C# 
To inaudible sighs 
F#          A#m         D#m     C# 
So sang my mother just listen inside 
        B          F#          C#             D#m 
It was all here before you and stays when you die 
        B          F#          C#              B 
It was all here before you and stays when you die 

Instrumental: C# D#m C# B C# D#m C# B 


[Refrão]
 
          F#     A#m     D#m   C# 
Oh bring all the pieces alive 
     B              F# 
And watch how they dance 
     D#m      C# 
To inaudible sighs 
F#          A#m         D#m      C# 
So sang my mother just listen inside 
       B          F#            C#             D#m 
It was all here before you and stays when you die 
       B          F#            C#             F# 
It was all here before you and stays when you die 

Outro: A#m D#m C# B C# F#