Ben Folds - Picture window

^GThey checked into the hospital n^F(9)ew year's eve ^{C G} Nothing to be done about ^F(9)that ^{C G} Rainbows, daffodils; she's^F(9) not naïve ^{C G} Symbolism's all crap ^{F(9) C G}

There's a big picture window in their ^F(9)room On the ward, with a ^Cview of a parliament ^Ghill But the ^Dm7(4)view offers more ^F(9)joy than ^Cthey can afford ^GWhen there's this much pain to kill

^Dm7(4)You know what hope is? ^GHope is a bastard ^C/EHope is a liar ^F(9)A cheat and a tease ^Dm7(4)Hope comes near you? ^GKick it's backside ^C/EGot no place in ^F(9)days like these ^{C G F(9) C G}

At dusk the darkness sur^F(9)renders to color ^C As the ^Gfireworks streak the sky And their ^F(9)window gives them the ^Cprettiest picture Their u^Gseless luck makes her wanna cry ^F(9)Then it turns midnight, ^Cthe shitty old year spent Ano^Gther Mum gives her some sparkling wine And she ^F(9)nearly gives ^Cin to the moment But she'll ^Gstill be sick in 2009

^Dm7(4)You know what hope is? ^GHope is a bastard ^C/EHope is a liar ^F(9)A cheat and a tease ^Dm7(4)Hope comes near you? ^GKick it's backside ^C/EGot no place in ^F(9)days like these ^{C G}

^Am7(4)Just as she's thinking of ^C/Gpulling the blind down ^F(9)/AA rocket bursts in front of her ^Csuseyes ^Dm7(4)The city lit up like a crown on London And she ^Ctries and fails to ^F(2)stop spirits ^F6rise

^Dm7(4)You know what hope is? ^GHope is a bastard ^C/EHope is a liar ^F(9)A cheat and a tease ^Dm7(4)Hope comes near you? ^GKick it's backside ^C/EGot no place in ^F(9)days like these

^Dm7(4)You know what hope is? ^GHope is a bastard ^C/EHope is a liar ^F(9)A cheat and a tease ^Dm7(4)Hope comes near you? ^GKick it's backside C/E F(9) C/E G F(9) C /E G Got no place in days like these