Routine Verse 1

^F#m What ^Ddo I do^F#m with all the ^Dchildren's clothes ^C such tiny ^Emthings that ^Emstill smell of ^Dthem ^F#m And the ^Dfootprints^F#m in the ^Dhallway ^Conto my ^Emknees ^Emscrub them ^Daway

F#m – D – F#m – D | C – Em – Em – D

^F#m And how to ^Dbe of use^F#m make the tea ^Dand the soup ^CAll of their ^Emfavorites ^Emthrow them a^Dway ^F#m And all their ^Dschoolbooks^F#m and the ^Drunning shoes ^CWashing and ^Emcleaning the ^Emdirty still si^Dnk

F#m – D – F#m – D | C – Em – Em – D Refrain:

^F#mRoutine ^Ekeeps me in ^Dline ^F#mHelps me ^Epass the ^Dtime ^C#mConcent^Brate my ^Amind ^FHelps^G me to^A sleep

Verse 2

^F#m And keep ^Dmaking beds^F#m and keep the ^Dcat fed ^COpen the ^Emwindows ^Emlet the air ^Din ^F#m And keep the ^Dhouse clean^F#m and keep the ^Droutine ^CPaintings they ^Emmake still ^Emstuck to the ^Dfridge

Interlude:

^F#m La-la la-^Dda ^F#m la-la la-^Dda ^CDa-da-da ^Em la-^Emla-da-^Dda || x4 (the two lattest without lyrics)

C#m – D – Bm – F#m – C#m – A – E C#m – D – Bm – F#m – C#m – A – G – F – E || (a chord/beat) (I couldn't figure out exactly the chords in the guitar picking part here but I reckon the notes are something around F# - G – A – B – C – D – E) The solo goes with the verse's chords but transposed two steps higher: G#m – E – G#m – E | D – F#m – F#m – E || x6 Verse 3

^G#m Keep c^Eleaning ^G#mkeep i^Eroning ^DCooking their ^F#mmeals on the ^F#mstainless steel ^Ehob ^G#m Keep ^Ewashing^G#m keep ^Escrubbing

D – C#m – B – A – G#m – F#m – E – Eb || (a chord/beat) Long until the dark comes to bruise the sky C#m – B – A – G#m – C – Eb || (a chord/beat) Deep in the debt to night G#m – E – G#m – D G#m – E – G#m Part C Breaks into heavy distortion: G5 – F#5 – A5 B5 – A5 – G5 – F#5 – A5 B5 – A5 – G#5 – G5 – F#5 Refrain:

^F#mRoutine ^Ekeeps me in ^Dline ^F#mHelps me ^Epass the ^Dtime ^C#m(Concen^Btrate my ^Amind) ^FHelps^G me to^A sleep

F#5 - E5 - F#5 - E5 - G5 - C5 || (with distortion, chords changing quickly) Part D Em – A – Dsus2 – D

^Em The most beautiful mor^Aning fo^Dsus2rever ^D ^Em Like the ones from far ^Aoff, far off ^Dsus2away ^D ^Em With the hum of the ^Abees in the jasmin^Dsus2e sway ^D

Outro:

Don't ever l^Emet go ^A Try to let ^Dsus2go ^D Don't ever l^Emet go ^A Try to let ^Dsus2go ^D Em – A – Dsus2 – D || (slows down towards the end) Don't ever......

Steven Wilson - Routine