Brighter Discontent

(intro) G C

G                        C      G
Got a brand new roof above my head
G                    C      G
All the empty boxes thrown away
Em
I rearranged the place a hundred times today
C
But the ordering of objects couldn't hide whats missing

G         C              Am      C
All these things  should make me happy
Am      C
Make me happy to be home again
G         C              Am      C
All these things  should make me happy
Am            C
Make me happy to be alone again

G                      C   G
Got myself a bottle of red wine
G                        C       G
Got a night with nothing else to do
Em
I think I might know what I really want
C
But is a brighter discontent the best that I can hope to find
G                      C   G
Got a big black television set
G                     C     G
Now I can watch just what I want
Em
But I'm here staring up at pictures on the wall
C
Where are you  you're still stuck inside 'em all

G         C              Am      C
All these things  should make me happy
Am      C
Make me happy to be home again
G         C              Am      C
All these days  should make me happy
Am      C
Make me happy to be alone again

G           D                            Am
But love is not these belongings and surroundings
C                                            G
Though theres meaning in the memories they hold
           D                  Am
A breaking heart in an empty apartment
C                            G
Was the loudest sound I ever heard

( G  Am  C )

G                        C      G
Got a desk  I'll write myself a note
G                  C         G
Pretending that it came from you
Em
On hotel stationary  from the time we first met
C
Whatever I can do  'cause I won't throw my hands up yet

G         C              Am      C
All these things  should make me happy
Am      C
Make me happy to be home again
G         C              Am      C
All these things  should make me happy
Am      C
Make me happy to be alone again

G           D                           Am
But love is not these belongings that surround you
C                                          G
Though theres meaning in the memories they hold
           D                    Am
A breaking heart in an empty apartment
C                           G
Was the loudest sound I ever heard

( G  D  Am  C ) (2x)

G                   D              Am            C
But I'll be fine if I don't look around me that
G    D         Am    C
much for whats gone
   G           D                Am              C
If only I could wait here just a little while
    G             D     Am    C
and let time pass in my room

( G  D  Am  C    G)