Wires - Athlete (from the album Tourist) By Hywel Thomas A beautiful song evoking the horror of someone you love lying injured on a hospital bed This song is strummed very lightly on the highest four strings, with on/off muting with the barré finger. If you don't like barré chords ignore the sharps and play it Dm, C and Gm with an F in the bridge.

^D#mYou got wires going in You got ^C#wires coming out of your skin You got ^D#mtears making tracks I got ^C#tears that are scared of the facts Running ^G#mdown corridors through automatic doors ^D#mGot to get to you, ^C#got to see this through ^G#mI seen hope is here in a plastic box ^D#mI seen Christmas lights ^C#reflect in your eyes

You got ^D#mwires going in You got ^C#wires coming out of your skin There's dry ^D#mblood on your wrist Your dry ^C#blood on my fingertip Running ^G#mdown corridors through automatic doors ^D#mGot to get to you, ^C#got see this through ^G#mFirst night of your life curled up on your own ^D#mLooking at me now you will ^C#never know

I see it in your ^G#meyes I see it in your ^D#meyes You'll be ^F#alr^C#ight

I see it in your ^G#meyes I see it in your ^D#meyes You'll be ^F#alr^C#ight ^G#mAlri^C#ght.

Running ^G#mdown corridors through automatic doors ^D#mGot to get to you, ^C#got to see this through ^G#mI see hope is here in a plastic box ^D#mI seen Christmas lights ^C#reflect in your eyes With a tear in your ^D#meyes

Running ^G#mdown corridors through automatic doors ^D#mGot to get to you, ^C#got to see this through ^G#mFirst night of your life curled up on your own ^D#mLooking at you now ^C#you would never know

Athlete - Wires