Portastudio

Intro Riff (not relative to capo): F# F#7 B In the approach of midlife G#m E B I received a letter from an eloquent friend B Saying he was touched by my progress G#m E B A kind of poem to the words that I’d penned B G#m E My ego under attack I felt myself shrinking back B From his embrace into a place that I know B G#m E Felt relief in resentment couldn’t see what it meant B The jealous echo of a hurt long ago Edim* E I’m so vain F#* B* Thought this song was about me Edim* E Now it’s gone down the drain F#* B* Turning against me A Calling me names G#m F# (silent) And me, well I F#7sus4 F#7 B I’m still screwing around with a portastudio F# B/F# You’re in the rain, arguing with your girl- Gaug E/G# friend it’s the same F# B Rules and restraints G#m E I strum and I scrawl F# B/F# Gaug E/G# Watching the paint stay wet on the walls F# B The mercury falls G#m C#m And everything’s changed F# B Nothing has changed G#m C#m Nothing has changed F# B Everything's changed B I’m turning over a new page G#m E B I’m taking stock of all the gifts I can see B I’m sorry if I have hurt you G#m E B It’s been so hard to find the freedom in me B G#m E I’m dedicating this song to someone I know who's gone B Cut all my records with a steadying hand B G#m E I’m talkin' 'bout Mr Blair up in his room in his chair B Working some magic I still can’t understand Edim* E Is that all gone F#* B* No autumn light through the window Edim* E No, man the cut's still on F#* B* Between the tracks, hear the wind blow A Two seconds of time G#m F# And in we fade F#7sus4 F#7 B I’m still screwing around with a portastudio F# B/F# You’re in the rain, arguing with your girl- Gaug E/G# friend it's the same F# B Rules and restraints G#m E I strum and I scrawl F# B/F# Gaug E/G# Watching the paint stay wet on the walls F# B The mercury falls G#m C#m And everything’s changed F# B Nothing has changed G#m C#m Nothing has changed F# B Everything's changed