Listening

Am  F  Am  F  Am

[Verse 1]
              F
And she lies, quietly
 Am                F  Am
Amid her empty room
               F
And probes her open heart
   Am         F      C
To verify the wound


[Verse 2]
                       G
She receives the phone call
Dm              G             C
She rewinds the message tape
                 G
She walks to the window
         Dm                 G             C
Let your sweat pour down the fire escape


[Chorus]
     G            Am   F  C
I am listening to you
     G            Am   F
I am listening to you
                C     G
You don't say a word
          Am
You don't have to


[Interlude]
F  Am  F  Am


[Verse 3]
                  F
Frozen in the hour
    Am                 F  Am
The thought of going on
          F
Feels real and unreal
  Am                   F  C
Until the feelings gone


[Verse 4]
               G
Like a boy who begs for bread
  Dm          G             C
A snapshot is all there is
                G
To remind us of our place
      Dm                    G       C
And return us to the hungry masses


[Chorus]
     G            Am   F  C
I am listening to you
     G            Am   F
I am listening to you
                C     G
You don't say a word


[Instrumental]]
Dm  Bb C Dm   Bb C Dm   Bb C Dm   Bb C Am
Bb    Am  F  Am  F  Am


[Verse 5]
             F
And she lies motionless
  Am                   F  Am
Beneath the ceiling fan
                    F
The blades become invisible
    Am            F        C
And she becomes entranced


[Verse 6]
                 G
No one knows the future
    Dm            G              C
And no one cares about the past
               G
When a star is dying
   Dm                G            C
We all cling to what cannot last


[Outro]
     G            Am   F G C
I am listening to you
     G            Am   F G C
I am listening to you
     G            Am   F G C
I am listening to you
     G            Am   F G Am    G   Am
I am listening to you