That Old Black Hole

[Em]I put on my clothes like a body guard                           [G]
I put the dog[Am]s on patrol in my own back yard                         [C]
I don't [Em]wanna fight but I'm constantly ready                    [G]
And I do[Am]n't rock the boat, but it's always unsteady                      [C]

There's [C]an elephant in my head
And I ti[Bm]p toe around it
There are[Am] eggshells on the floor
Therefore[D] I never touch the ground

It's lik[C]e that old black hole,
No matte[D]r how you try,
You set out each day
Never to arrive

I got my e[Em]yes on the prize
But it l[G]ooks just like a mystery
And it a[Am]ll goes by on the loneso[C]me trail to victory
I'm draw[Em]ing in the blinds, I got my own f[G]our walls
And the sh[Am]ow really starts once the[C] curtain falls

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Take this t[C]horn from my side
Fix this[Bm] chip on my shoulder
Time is [Am]racing with the clock
And I ai[D]n't getting any older

It's lik[C]e that old black hole,
No matte[D]r how you try.
It's lik[C]e that old black hole,
No matte[D]r how you try.
It's lik[C]e that old black hole,
No matte[D]r how you try,
You set out each day
Never to arrive

        (Dabble around with G or somthing)
I put on my finest thread, and I wrap up my body tight
With the sun in my eyes, I step into the night
Like the mystery in the dark, Oh, it's just another kind of light

I don't [G]expect you to believe me
But ever[C]ything is alr[D]ight  [G]

I don't make rul[G]es for a living
I don't do tricks for a dime
I was born on a [C]good day,
Deaf, dumb and b[G]lind.
Who am I[D] to tell the truth?
I don't [Am]even know what it is.

I don't [G]know how to say it
But I kn[C]ow that I can[D] show you  [G]
I don't [G]know how to say it
But I kn[C]ow that I can[D] show you  [G]

I tie my[G] boots up tight
And I head straight for bed
There's [C]a pistol and a crystal
Underneath my pillow
There's [G]a tender heart
Inside that ugly armadillo
"These a[C]re tears of joy,"
Cried th[D]e weeping willow

There's [G]a spirit in the air
And ther[C]e ain't no way around it
I was no[D]t prepared to lose it
On the m[C]oment that I found it

It's lik[C]e that old black hole,
No matte[D]r how you try.
It's lik[C]e that old black hole,
No matte[D]r how you try.
It's lik[C]e that old black hole,
No matte[D]r how you try.
You set out each day
Never to arrive