Capo 5th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

They've been circling, they've been circling

Since the day they were born

It's disturbing how they're circling

Fifty feet from the pond

Pretty often, pretty often

I don't want to be told

It's a problem, it's a problem

It's a problem, I know

I won't keep what I can't catch

In my bare hands without a net

It's hard enough to walk on grass

So conscious of the consequences

They've been jerking, they've been jerking

In a pail by the dock

I know that oxygen might make them blossom and die

But I'm not gonna talk

Feed them details, feed them e-mails

They'll eventually grow

But it's not working, it's not working

Not as far as I know

And killing things is not so hard

It's hurting that's the hardest part

And when the wizard gets to me

I'm asking for a smaller heart

When I got you, I thought that I got you

Now I'll ruin it all

Feeling helpless, acting selfish

Being human and all

And they're jumping, and they're jumping

But they'll never get out

Just keep touring, keep on ignoring

Be a good little trout

The butcher stops and winds his watch

And lays their lives down on the block

He raises up his hatchet and the

Big hand strikes a compromise

Wait, we'll trade you, wait

Please, just one more day

Then we'll go with no complaining

No complaining, no complaining

Stop killing

Killing things is not so hard

It's hurting that's the hardest part

When the wizard gets to me

I'm asking for a smaller heart

And if he tells me no

I'll hold my breath until I hit the floor

Eventually I know I'm doomed

To get what I am asking for

(The rhythm is a bit weird in the end. Play and for a normal length measure,

then the sequence should be faster. Listen to the song and you'll be able to figure it out.)

Now my heart is exactly the size

Of a six sided die cut in half

Made of ruby red stained glass

Can I knock you unconscious as long as I promise

I'll love you and I'll make you laugh

And my heart is exactly the size

Of a six sided die cut in half

Made of ruby red stained glass

Can I knock you unconscious as long as I promise

I'll love you and I'll make you laugh