Sting - So to speak

^EThey're seriously saying it's prolon^Dging me life if I'll o^Anly submit to the surgical^C#m knife? b^But what are the odd^Es, on a mon^Ath or a we^Eek? when the be^Atting shop's closing its doo^Crs, so to speak.

When you're t^Amaj7ied to a pum^Bp and a b^Amaj7reathing ma^Bchine with their ^Am7X-rays and pr^Amobes and their m^Am7onitor scre^Amens and they'll w^Amaj7ake you up hu^Bngry, say^Amaj7ing "How do you ^Bfeel?" and then you're s^Am7tuffed full of p^Amills and a ^Am7barium meal^D7.

^EProlonging me life? Now that's ^Dsome kind of joke I'd be la^Aughing me head off and I'd^C#m probably choke ^Bthe spirit's still ^Ewilling, but the r^Aest of me's w^Eeak now the bet^As are all off and the p^Crospects look bleak.

When you're l^Amaj7aid like a p^Biece of old^Amaj7 meat on the s^Blab and they'll^Am7 cut and they'll^Am slice, and they'll^Am7 poke and they'll ^Amjab and they'll grill ^Amaj7ye and burn y^Be, and they'll w^Amaj7ish ye good hea^Blth with their r^Am7adium ch^Amemo and God k^Am7nows what e^D7lse?

^EWell you can't fault the science, though the l^Dogic is weak is it rea^Ally an eternal l^C#mife we should seek? ^Bthat ship has sail^Eed, that sh^Aip has sail^Eed that^A ship has already ^Bsailed, so to spea^Ek.

Our mis^Amaj7sion is more^B than a str^Amaj7uggle for brea^Bth for a f^Am7ew extra rou^Amnds in a f^Am7ight to the ^Amdeath when ou^Amaj7r mission is ^Blove, and com^Amaj7passion and gra^Bce it's not a^Am7 test of enduran^Amce, or a ma^Am7rathon race^D7.

^EFor love is the sabre, and lo^Dve is the shield ^Alove is the only true ^C#mpower we wield ^Ban eternal l^Eove, is a^All you should s^Eeek T^Ahat ship will be ready to s^Bail, so to sp^Ceak ^{Am C}

^FI hear what you're saying because I've h^Ebeard it before bu^Bbt I'm afraid if I let what is p^Dmast through my door ^Bbhow long would you s^Ftay, a ^Bbmonth or a week when that ship has already sai^Gmled, s^Co to spea^Fk?

^Bbmaj7Should I settle for s^Comething that'^Bbmaj7s safe on this Ear^Cth? ^Bbm7what would it pr^Bbmofit me, wh^Bbm7at is it wor^Bbmth? ^Bbmaj7if I lose something p^Crecious, com^Bbmaj7pletely uniq^Cue? ^Bbm7when it's only e^Bbmternity's l^Bbm7ove we shoul^Cm7d seek.

^FFor when that ship sails, and the course ^Ebhas been set an^Bbd the wind's in the offing and the s^Dmails have been let ^Bband the hatches are ^Ffull, and the ^Bbhull doesn't leak that ship has already to ^Gmsail,^C so to sp^Feak.

^FI'm tired and fading and lo^Ebsing the light an^Bbd I've no way to tell if it's d^Dmay or it's night ^Bbfollow your hea^Frt, it^Bb's the harbour you seek.

^BbAnd this ship is ready to sai^Gml, ^Bbthis ship is ready to sa^Gmil, ^Bbthis ship is ready to sa^Gmil, so^C to spea^Fk...