My Old Addiction

D (fades in) Dmaj7 Am6 Gmaj7 Gm maj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 G A Dmaj7 Am6 Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 My old addiction changed the wiring in my brain Dmaj7 Bm7 Gmaj7 A So that when it turns the switches then I am not the same Dmaj7 Am6 So like the flowers toward the Sun Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 I will follow stretch myself out thin Dmaj7 Bm7 Like there's a part of me that's already buried Gmaj7 A That sends me out into this wind Dmaj7 Am6 Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 My old addiction is a flood upon the land Dmaj7 Bm7 This tiny lifeboat can keep me dry Gmaj7 G A But my weight is all that it can stand Dmaj7 Am6 So when I try to lean just a little Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 For just a splash to cool my face Dmaj7 Bm7 Ahh that trickle turns out fickle Gmaj7 A Fills my boat up five miles deep D G Gmaj7 Gm maj7 Dmaj7 Bm7 Gmaj7 A Dmaj7 Am6 Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 My old addiction makes me crave only what is best Dmaj7 Bm7 Like these just this morning song birds Gmaj7 A Craving upward from the nest Dmaj7 Am6 These tiny birds outside my window Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 Take my hand to be their mom Dmaj7 Bm7 These open mouths would trust and swallow Gmaj7 A Anything that comes along Dmaj7 Am6 Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 Like my old addiction now the other side of Day Dmaj7 Bm7 As the springtime of my lifestyle Gmaj7 A Turns the other way Dmaj7 Am6 If a swan can have a song Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 I think I know that tune Dmaj7 Bm7 But the page is only scrawled Gmaj7 Asus4 A And I am gone this afternoon Dmaj7 Am6 Gmaj7 Gmmaj7 Dmaj7 Bm7 But the page is only scrawled Gmaj7 Asus4 A D And I am gone this afternoon