How to Rent a Room Chords by Silver Jews

_ _ _ I only want to [C] die _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ in your eyes I'm still [F] here below [C]
the chandelier where
[F] they always [Am] used to read [C] us our rights _ I want [F] to wander [C] through the night _ _ as a figure
in the distance even to my own eyes Have [F] you ever [C] rented a room?
_ Have you even ever [Am] rented a room? _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Ain't gonna let you [G] see the river move But [Em] now that your evil [Am]
dreams came true
_ [Dm] _ There on your [G] face Her [Em] old teeth will come to [Am] replace
_ _ _ _ I [F] know you laughed _ [C] when I left _ [F] But you really only hurt [C] yourself
When you see your [F] curtains move [C] in the wind You can [F] bet I'm betting against [C] you again
Cause [Am] I'm a man who has a wife who [C] has a mother Who [F] married one but she [C] loved another _ _
[F] You're a tower [C] without the bells [Am] _
You're a negative wishing well _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ You're the check [G] the stable door for the [Em] name of the sire [Am] and dam
_ _ [Dm] _ You were always [G] at the dog pack [Em] with your brother and all
[Am] _ Talked _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] lines around my body [F] like the shoreline [C] of a lake _
[F] Your laughter made [C] me nervous _ [F] It made your [C] body shake too hard
Now [F] there's a lot of things that I'm [C] gonna miss _
Like [F] _ thunderedown [C] country and the way water drifts
When [F] you're running for the door [C] in the rain _ [F] Read the metro section, read the metro section
Read the metro section, [C] see my name _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ No I didn't [G] really wanna die
[Em] I only wanted to die [Am] in your eyes
_ _ [Dm] _ Grant me one [G] last wish _ [Em] Life should mean a lot less [Am] of this
_ _ [Dm] _ Grant me one [G] last wish _ [Em] Life should mean a lot less [Am] of this _ _ _ _ _ _
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