Life Or Death Affair

Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 2x Bm7 A broken bottle shatters Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 And my lungs, they can relate Bm7 My breathing falls to pieces Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Under sore and sobbing weight Bm7 I've tried to put the knife down Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Please believe me when I say Bm7 But my skin is slipping at the stitches Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 My knees are starting to give way C CM7 Oh oh G G11 I am made of fragile substance G Em Em9 Em Nests of wasps and flowers hung Am Am7 So be gentle when you hold me Am C C9 CM7 'Tween life and lover I am strung Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Bm7 The lust of life consumes me Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Every moment every breath Bm7 These marble mountains grow upon me Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 On my arms and in my chest Bm7 The phrase "I don't owe you anything" Am7 C CM7 Dances in my head G G11 I am made of fragile substance G Em Em9 Em Nests of wasps and flowers hung Am Am7 So be gentle when you hold me Am C C9 CM7 'Tween life and lover I am strung G G11 I am made of fragile substance G Em Em9 Em A tattered spirit, broken song Am Am7 So be careful when you touch me Am C C9 CM7 'Tween life and lover I am strung G G11 And I never meant to hurt you G Am Am7 Am Oh I only meant to care Em Em9 But when neither life or love believes you Em C C9 CM7 Every thought becomes a prayer G G11 G Am Am7 Am Em Em9 Em C C9 CM7 Bm7 And I'm afraid a fear of living Bm7 Bbm7 Am7 Is a life or death affair