The Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella

C F - C She was only just a girl in a picture F But he thought 'If I can only make her smile Then she'd be mine' C He'd folded it, refolded it so many times, F He'd already lost some of her to the creases - Precious pieces C He wondered how close he'd ever been to her, F In this ebb and flow of the distance between us Maybe she got the same bus C And he left a trail of string wherever he went F When he was sleeping, he tied it to his toe If she crossed it then he'd know - G But he knew F That all was unraveling G And he was bare F G Stripped of his skin F Like the ribs of a broken umbrella C Sticking out of a bin Do do do do do-do do do do do do-do F Do do do do do-do do do do do do-do C He'd pull his collar up against the wind, F Against those who said that trying was the first step to failing C Oh he was railing And filled with new found purpose and pride, F He'd make something of this heady glow Now where would she go? - G But what do I know F Cos all is unravelling G And he was bare F G Stripped of his skin F Like the ribs of a broken umbrella C Sticking out of a bin Do do do do do-do - Am G Dm C Dm C G But he knew how to fix it, Dear Liza, Dear Liza Am G Dm C Dm C G With time's great elixir, Dear Liza, Dear Liza - C She was only just a girl in a picture, F But he thought 'If I could only make her smile, C Then she'd be mine' Oh the thought of being faced with her F Gave him the fear and sometimes in the morning a tent Oh lord give him strength - G Cos he knew F That all was unraveling G And he was bare F He was stripped of his skin G Yeah he knew F That all was unraveling G And he was bare F G He was stripped of his skin F Like the ribs of a broken umbrella C Sticking out of a bin F Do do do do do-do do do do do do-do Do do do do d-do do do do do do-do. C Sticking out of a bin