Windowsill
Intro: G
VERSE 1
G
Don't wanna hear the noises on TV,
Em
Don't want the salesmen coming after me,
C Em
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
G
Don't want it faster, I dont want it free,
E
Don't wanna show you what they done to me,
C Em
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
G
Don't wanna choose black or blue,
E
Don't wanna see what they done to you,
C G Em
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more
CHORUS
Em G
'Cause the tide is high,
Em G Em
and its rising still,
C G
and I don't wanna see it at my windowsill.
VERSE 2
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G
Don't wanna give 'em my name and address,
Em
Don't wanna see what happens next,
C Em
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
G
Don't wanna live with my father's debt,
Em
You can't forgive what you can't forget,
C Em
Don't wanna live in my father's house no more.
G
Don't wanna fight in a holy war,
Em
Don't want the salesmen knocking at my door,
C G Em
I don't wanna live in America no more.
CHORUS
Em G
'Cause the tide is high,
Em G Em
and its rising still,
C G Em
and I don't wanna see it at my windowsill.
G Em
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
G Em
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
C G
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
VERSE 3
G
MTV, what have you done to me?
G
Save my soul, set me free!
G
Set me free! What have you done to me?
G
I can't breathe! I can't see!
G
World War III,
G
when are you coming for me?
G
Been kicking up sparks,
G
we set the flames free.
G
The windows are locked now,
G
so what'll it be?
G Em
A house on fire, a rising sea?
CHORUS 2
Em G
Why is the night so still?
Em G Em
Why did I take the pill?
C G Em
Because I don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
OUTRO
G Em
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
G Em
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
C G Em
Don't wanna see it at my windowsill!
