[Intro]
Bass & Drums
|[F#]---- ----|[]---- ----|[]---- ----|[]---- >->-|
Guitar In
Oh,
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
oh,
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
Oh,
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
-
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
Oh,
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
oh,
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
Oh,
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
-
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
Oh,
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
oh,
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
Oh,
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
-
F♯m7
>-
D5/A
>
D5/A
>
D5
>
D5
>-
[Verse 1]
A
Another suburban
C♯m
family mor(↓)ning
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
A
Grandmother
C♯m7
screaming at the (↓) wall
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
A
We have to
C♯m7
shout above The (↓) din of our Rice Krispies
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
A
We can't hear
C♯m7
anything at (↓) all
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
[Pre-Chorus 1]
A
Mother chants her
Bm7/A
litany Of
B7/A
boredom and frust
Bm7/A
ration
A
But we know all her
Bm7/A
suicides are
B7/A
fake
Bm7/A
---- ----
Dm7
Daddy only
Dm6
stares into the
Dm7
distance
Dm6
[|][Dm7]There's only so much [|][Dm6]more that he can][D]>[E]>[|] [-][D][>]take[>][>] [>][E][>][-][D][>] [|] -[D]>>> >[E]>--
[Chorus]
Em/A
Many miles away
Am
Something
Gadd9
crawls from the slime
Dm/F
At the
E
bottom of a dark
Dm/E
Scottish
E
lake
E
>--
D5/A
>
D5/A
>
D5
>
D5
>-
[Verse 2]
A
Another in
C♯m
dustrial ugly mor(↓)ning
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
The
A
factory belches
C♯m
filth into the (↓)sky
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
A
He walks un
C♯m
hindered Through the (↓)picket lines today
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
A
He doesn't
C♯m
think to wonder (↓)why
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The
A
secretaries
Bm7/A
pout and preen like
B7/A
Cheap tarts in a
Bm7/A
red-light street
But
A
all he ever
Bm7/A
thinks to do is
B7/A
watch
Bm7/A
And
Dm7
every single
Dm6
meeting with his
Dm7
so-called superior
Dm6
Is a
Dm7
humiliating kick in the
Dm6
crotch
D
>
E
>
-
D
>>> >
E
>-
D
>
-
D
>>> >
E
>--
[Chorus]
Em/A
Many miles away
Am
Something
Gadd9
crawls to the surface
Dm/F
Of a
E
dark Scottish loch
Dm/E
---- ----
E
---- ----
E
---- ----
[Guitar Solo]
/F♯
---- ----
/F♯
---- ----
/F♯
---- ----
/F♯
---- ----
/F♯
---- ----
/F♯
---- ----
/F♯
---- ----
/F♯
---- ----
-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
-
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
-
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
-
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>
-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>-
F♯7sus4
>
F♯m7
>--
F♯7sus4
>
-
F♯m7
>-
D5/A
>
D5/A
>
D5
>
D5
>-
[Verse 3]
A
Another
C♯m
working day has (↓)ended
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
A
Only the
C♯m
rush-hour hell to (↓)face
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
A
Packed like
C♯m
lemmings Into (↓)shiny metal boxes
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
Con
A
testants in a
C♯m
suicidal (↓)race
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>-
G
>
-
G
>>>
G
>
D
>--
[Pre-Chorus 3]
A
Daddy grips the
Bm7/A
wheel and stares a
B7/A
lone into the
Bm7/A
distance
A
He knows that something
Bm7/A
somewhere has to
B7/A
break
Bm7/A
---- ----
He
Dm7
sees the family
Dm6
home now
Dm7
Looming in his
Dm6
headlights
The
Dm7
pain upstairs that
Dm6
makes his eyeballs
D/E
>
E
>
-
D/E
ache >>> >
E
>-
D/E
>
-
D/E
>>> >
E
>--
-
D/E
>>>
D/E
>
E
>-
D/E
>
-
D/E
>>> >
E
>--
[Chorus]
Em/A
Many miles away
Am
There's a
G
shadow on the door
Dm/F
Of a
E
cottage on the shore
Dm/E
Of a
E
dark
Dm/E
Scottish
E
lake
Dm/E
---- ----
E
---- ----
Dm/E
---- ----
E
---- ----
Dm/E
---- ----
E
---- ----
Dm/E
Many miles a
[Outro] Repeat & Fade Out
E
way
Dm/E
---- ----
E
---- ----
Dm/E
Many miles a-
E
way
Dm/E
---- ----
E
---- ----
Dm/E
Many miles a-