Standard (EADGBE)
I can't stand up straight, but I'm no slouch
I just can't get off of this couch
To start a conversation with you
In my imagination we're through
Way before we start, I'm made of tin
And, I don't have the spine or heart
To bravely go where this man can't go
I heat up like a burning candle
Bridge
All my friends just laugh
They don't understand
They think that it's an act
It happens all the time
They ask me what it's like
To live without a spine
It's paralyzing fear
That isn't in my mind
Really
Chorus
What you think is a lack of confidence
Is nothing like that
I'm being honest
It's the bones in my back
They disappear
But, only when you're in the room
Or at least
That's what I've come to assume
(1st Verse Chords)
Time goes by, I'd say about a week
And Ive' been fine to think and speak
But, then I see you at the door
I feel my body hit the floor
Stuck here once again with no support
I try to move, but I fall short
I'm lucky that this sofa held me
'Cause all my limbs have turned to jelly
(Repeat Bridge)
(Repeat Chorus x2)
(At the second repeat of the chorus)
Or at least
That's what I've come to assume
And the smell of your perfume
It happens when you're in the room