Frank Turner - Present tense

^AmNaked and retched and retching on a hotel ^Fbathroom floor, ^Gsomewhere in the City ^AmThree days no sleeping, not eating, not feeling ^Fgood anymore Drenched in ^Gsweat and self-pity ^Dmnow, it's not a pretty sight^F

^FWhat to ^Gsay in my ^Amdefense, ^{F F}I ^Gwas imperfect ^Amtense F G C G ^FUse^Dmd to have such balance, but I don't know where it went ^DmSo won't you ^Gbe my present sense^Am

^Am(Occasionally hammer on and off from 4th fret to 2nd on the D string) ^AmBreaking, I'm shaking, it's taking a long long ^Ftime To come down off this ^Gmurderous medication ^AmTrying to remember, my reasons for running ^Fmyself into the ^Gground with such dedi^Dmcation ^F

^FWhat to ^Gsay in my ^Amdefense, ^{F F}I ^Gwas imperfect ^Amtense F G C G ^FUse^Dmd to have such balance, but I don't know where it went Em A Cadd9--A Em7--A So won't you be my present sense, sense

Cos ^Amit's ^Gnot ^Fmeant ^Cto ^Gbe ^CI ^Fam ^Amlost ^Gat ^Fsea So ^Dmmer^Cmaids ^Gsing ^Fto ^Gme Of the ^Cbetter times and the things that can be Like the ^Amdiamonds in the Mediterranean sea Or the ^Cbeatings and sleeping and times that I took And of ^Amwashing the drink and the drugs from my blood And I've ^Fnothing to say in ^Gmy defense I'm ^Ffar from perfect ^GI'm still tense They ^Fsay that love can ^Gchange you once Please ^Fsay that love can ^Gchange me once Come on ^Fchange me