These Barren Years

Introduction

Lead/Melody (not relative to capo/actual frets you play it on)
E|12-11-12--------|-------------------| 
B|------------12--|-14--10--12--9-----| 
G|----------------|-------------------| 
D|----------------|-------------------| 
A|----------------|-------------------| 
E|----------------|-------------------| 

Harmony Line (played by flute, not relative to the capo again)
E|16-14-16-12-----|-14--11--12--9-----| 
B|----------------|-------------------| 
G|----------------|-------------------| 
D|----------------|-------------------| 
A|----------------|-------------------| 
E|----------------|-------------------| 



Verse 1

D                       G
Pepper your paper with spelling mistakes
D                         G
Befriend the popular and piss-rip the geeks
A                           G
Catwalk your blue shoes for attention's sake
A                           G
Sniff up the glue pots and put on the shakes


Introduction x2


Verse 2

D                                 G
Line up the punch lines till the class cracks up
D                                 G
You keep your head low, till the pressure's stopped
A                                   G
Pull all the stops out for future 'Wife of the Month'
A                            G
Promise to hold her through blindness and health (and we’ll sing)

Chorus

D
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
G
We'll fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
D
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)
G
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)

Introduction x2

Flute Solo

Bridge

D                            G
How long will this last?
D                               G
How long will this last?
D                                           G
How long will this last; these, the barren years?
A                                               G
Promise to hold her through these barren years


(NC)
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
G
We'll fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
D
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)
G
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)


D
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
G
We'll fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
D
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)
G
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)


D
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
G
We'll fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
D
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)
G
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)