Century

(Picked Bass line and accented drum echoed) F G Am F G Am F G Am F G F D G I fought my feelings and got in the way, F D G Could've been easier like a decade of days. F D G Projection, young marriage, lighting the stage, F D F G F G Am F I wanted feelings, that got in my own way. Oh! G F D G Then wrote that letter that had nothing to say, F D G Staccato vision like a kingdom of days. F D G All lonely, or not lonely, century away, F D F G F G Am F G But still a vision as if help's on its way. Oh! Am F G Someone, who will lead you to someone, Am Who will lead you to someone. C Who will lead you to the one, F C G Am F G Am F At the end of the century. (Picked Bass line over) G Am F G The air is clearer a decade away, Oh! F D G Singing to a mountain, that was empty all along. F D G All lonely, young marriage, lighting the way, Oh! F D F G D G She wanted feelings that got in her own way. Oh! (Picked Lead, Phonetic Vocals, Drums & Bass) F G Am F G C F G Am F G F G Am F G Am F (Accelerating & ascending vocals) F G Someone, who will lead you to someone, C Am Who will lead you to someone. F Who will lead you to the one, At the end of the century. (Tension and speed increasing) F G Someone, who will lead you to someone, C Am Who will lead you to someone. F Who will lead you to the one, At the end of the century. Chorus 4(Double-tracked vocals) F G Someone, who will lead you to someone, C Am Who will lead you to someone. F Who will lead you to the one, At the end of the century.Stop (Keyboards echoed) G F Em Am F Em D F C Am F Em D G F Am Epilogue by Jarvis Cocker (Slow, softly spoken words over Keyboards, Bass guitar, gently picked Lead and Drums) F Am G F A century, how long is that? C Am F D Three billion, one hundred and fifty five million, G F Am F Nine hundred and seventy three thousand, six hundred seconds. C D G Eight hundred and seventy six million hours, F Or thirty six thousand, five hundred days. C D G F Almost as long as one of those endless dark nights of the soul, F Em F C Those nights that never end. (A century) Am F Em Am When you believe you'll never see the sun rise again, C F Em Am When a single second feels like a century. (A century) Coda & Refrain(Keyboards & softly strummed Rhythm & Lead, with Drums over) C F Em Am A century, F Em D C A century. F Em Am F A century, G D Am F A century. Em Am F Em A century, D C F Em A century. D C F Em A century, Am F C (-) A century. N.C. A century.Stop