The Barr Brothers - Old mythologies

^GIt's probably now that I need you the most ^DWhen I'm one half child and the other ghost ^DAnd one of 'em wants to pull you close and the o^Cther to let you go ^GTime's criminal love heart won ^DAnd love defies everyone ^DInside my skin, a skeleton is ^Cwarming up his act ^GThough my body's my dog and my friend doesn't bite ^DThough he looks severe and erudite ^DA hundred degrees Fahrenheit he's as ^Ccool as an ermine ^GIf one of these is a poison cup and ^Dmy acceptance seems abrupt ^DBut if you're gonna line 'em up, well I ^Chave to knock 'em down ^GWell there's nothing so wrong that what's right can't fix ^DDespite how blood and water mix and ^Dwhen a pony runs out of tricks and his ^Cwork has just begun ^GNow lord, duty bade me fight Just a ^Dlonely impulse of delight and ^Dbalancing had brought to mind ^DThe years to come, ^Dthe years behind ^DWill I grow weary of the sun, ^Dremembering what I have done with ^Cold mythologies?

You gotta ^Dchoose You ^Cwanted the ^AM7song to r^AMescue us ^AMAmy^AM7, ^Cwhat did you ^Dleave for us? So we could get^G home

^GSolomon sang Sheba's grace and he ^Dkissed her soft and sulking face ^DIf one of us has to leave this place, will the ^Cother come along? ^GWe been on the round and round ^DShared our kisses by the pound and ^Dchased our shadows on the ground ^DSpilled our cups in China town ^DPut up the moon, took down the sun ^DPlayed our songs for everyone ^DRemembering what we had done with ^Cold mythologies]

You gotta ^Dchoose You ^Cwanted the ^AM7song to ^AMrescue us ^AMAmy^AM7, ^Cwhat did you ^Dleave for us? So we could get ^Ghome