Hinge Of The Year

G Bm G7 C Cmaj7 Am7 G Bm G7 C Cmaj7 Am7 G Bm G Bm After a heady night out on the tiles G Bm G Bm As the nightclubs spill onto the street Em B7 Em There's vodka and wine and blood in the gutters Em D D7 The drunkards they mutter unsteady on their feet G Bm G Wouldn't it be fine to climb up on the roof C D B7 See the lights of the city spread out like a galaxy Em B7 Em And with a little Dutch courage inside of me D D7 I'll take a leap of faith in search of proof G D Em C G Here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around Bm G7 C G C Cm7 One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am7 D7 Em Might bring these swirling lights clearer Am7 Might just topple this fear D7 G As the hinge of the year swings around G Bm G7 C Cmaj7 Am7 G Bm G7 C Cmaj7 Am7 G Bm Searching for proof that these G Bm G That these feathers are no flight of fancy Bm G For they've never been flown Em B7 Em Been hiding them under my coat all the winter Am7 D7 But lately how they've grown G Gm7 G So have I, shot up like a weed through the concrete C Am7 D B7 I'm sweeter than honey mead, that's what they tell me Em B7 Am7 I make them so heady, a little unsteady on their feet C D7 Until they run from me G D Em C G Here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around Bm G7 C G C Cm7 One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am7 D7 Em Might bring these swirling lights clearer Em Am7 D7 Might just topple this fear C Em As the hinge of the year swings around B Em B Em Am B Em B7 Em C Am D7 G Bm G7 C Cmaj7 Am7 G Bm G7 C Cmaj7 Am7 G Bm G Bm I won't be anyone's stone carved angel G D G I'm gristle and feather and bone Em G Ebdim Em7 I won't be anyone's bird in a cage Adim Em No freakshow on a stage D C So leave me alone G Bm G I knew I was different ever since I hatched out C Am7 D B7 And I don't need to stumble on rooftops and shout G D Em C G Here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around Bm G7 C G C Cm7 One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am7 D7 Em Might bring these swirling lights clearer Am7 D7 Might just topple this fear C Em As the hinge of the year swings around G D Em C G Here I sway as the hinge of the year swings around Bm G7 C G C Cm7 One sip from the hip flask just might bring the ground a little nearer Am7 D7 Em Might bring these swirling lights clearer Am7 D7 Might just topple this fear C Em As the hinge of the year swings around D7 G I'll take my first footing and part with my old friend the ground