Nathan Johnson - The fabulist

^G You came to ^Cme in the ^Ghospital ward when I ^Cblew out my knee ^G But I wasn't ^Cthere to be cared for or ^Gcarried ^{Cm6 Cm G} 'Cause I was ^Casleep in my ^Gbed, in my house at the ^Cend of our street ^G While you drove a^Ccross town at 3:00 in the ^Gmorning ^{Cm6 Cm} It was ^Gfake for the ^Em6sake C B7 Em /D Of making you take me for real But I ^Cguess you're even ^Amless im^Gpressed ^{C G Cm6 Cm}

^G If the world is a ^Cstage, and we're ^Gall of us actors in ^Csome cosmic play ^G I am the ^Cman at the ^Gmasquerade ^{Cm6 Cm} Who was ^Gfake for the ^Em6sake C B7 Em /D Of making you take me for real But I ^Cguess you're even ^Amless im^B7pressed Em /D C B7 C I keep trying to paint a picture Em /D C /C /D /D# 'cause what I drew ^Em Could be im^Cproved if I could ^B7make Em /D C B7 C You see more flame than flicker Em /D C /C /D /D# These half-truths Em /D# /D /C# Could be improved with less of me C G C G Cm6 Cm G Em6/C# /C# /D /D# And more you believe what I speak Em /D# /D /C# At least just keep C G C /C /D /D# G Speaking to me