Folk Insomnia

[C] [D] [G] [C]

[C]There's rumbling in the h[D]ead again
[G]Inside the head there li[C]ved a brain
[C]Inside the brain there li[D]ved a dream
That s[G]hot round like a la[C]ser beam
[C]Along nerve endings a[D]nd synapses
[G]Past the room for me[C]mory lapses
[C]Bought about by [D]alcohol
That c[G]auses all the c[C]ell collapses

[C] [D] [G] [C]

[C]Now, that dream's not the [D]only one
I had [G]plenty more when [C]I was young
[C]But I grew up in [D]a big hurry
And t[G]hen one day I st[C]art to worry that
I'm gonna [D]be a goner befor[G]e I read all the bo[C]oks I wanna
[C]If I plant a tree now it'll [D]be fully grown
Long a[G]fter I'm just d[C]ust and bone and
[C]Now I ca[D]n't sleep, it's[C] already 3[G] AM
And Im [C]lying here di[D]viding sheep by [G]the square root of [C]ten

[C] [D] [G] [C]

[C]So I gave away my c[D]lothes to charity
I tu[G]rned off my T[C]V for clarity
[C]And somedays I still [D]envy those
Walk[G]ing around wear[C]ing my clothes

So I'll just p[G]lant a tree I'll n[D]ever see g[C]row
Put a [G]seed in the ground where [D]no one'll kn[C]ow
Gonna m[G]ake my plan when the m[D]orning b[C]reaks
But I j[G]ust don't know how l[D]ong it'll t[C]ake

[C] [D] [G] [C]

[C]I keep hearing voices and ri[D]nging phones
But Im sta[G]ring down a highway al[C]l alone
[C]With just the company of my s[D]tomach rumble
And I f[G]eel OK, it m[C]akes me humble
[C]Without a load that [D]I must carry
Or a b[G]ump in the road to m[C]ake to tarry
[C]                              [D]                      [G]
Just a p[C]ile of ashes from the miles I've burned and everything Ive learned

[C]What have I learned?

Don't walk in f[C]ront of cars or be[D]hind horses
Cats d[G]on't drink milk out of f[C]lying saucers
[C]Green means go
[D]Yellow: go faster
[G]Red means stop or [C]financial disaster
[C]And don't ever undere[D]stimate the fitness of a d[G]etermined J[C]ehovahs witness
[C]And don't ever ever t[D]ake for granted what g[G]rew from every k[C]iss you planted
[C]If a heart can break then a [D]heart can feel
It's to[G] know that you're a[C]live and real
[C]Like the rattlin, bouncin li[D]ttle white ball
Not a n[G]umber on a [C]roulette wheel
[C]And hair it t[D]urns grey and s[C]kin it turns to l[G]eather
But the b[C]est thing about [D]growing old is we [G]all do it t[C]ogether

So I'll just p[G]lant a tree I'll n[D]ever see g[C]row
Put a [G]seed in the ground where [D]no one'll kn[C]ow
Gonna m[G]ake my plan when the m[D]orning b[C]reaks
But I j[G]ust don't know how l[D]ong it'll t[C]ake

[C] [D] [G] [C]

[C]They say that a love that's shared is a [D]love that's carried
All the [G]way to the church where y[C]ou'll be married
[C]                                 [D]                [G]
And it's a[C] long old way down the aisle to alter and you don't have the time to falter
[C]Love will always c[D]ome and go I hope
But so[G]metimes love goes [C]up in smoke
[C]And you're left there with the g[D]reedy ghost
And j[G]ust when you n[C]eed them most
[C]Some of your friends have d[D]isappeared
And o[G]thers started ac[C]ting weird
And you’re l[C]eft on your bed with an a[D]wful feeling
Till you've le[G]arned by heart all the cr[C]acks in the ceiling
[C]                      [D]                      [G]
An[C]d you think Oh god I just related to that awful love song I always hated
[C]And the past it all b[D]ecomes distorted like [G]it was broke befo[C]re you bought it
[C]Remember, you're the [D]one who paid
Pulled the [G]pin out of the [C]hand grenade
[C]It's up to you to l[D]eave your room
But d[G]on't forget to [C]bring your spade

So you can [G]plant a tree you'll [D]never see [C]grow
Put a [G]seed in the ground where [D]no one'll [C]know
Gonna [G]make my plan f[D]orever to r[C]oam
Gonna [G]feed my nan in the n[D]ursing [C]home
Gonna [G]make that plan when the m[D]orning b[C]reaks
But I [G]just don't know how [D]long It'll t[C]ake

[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [C]