A beautiful song which is very straightforward to play... Standard tuning, Capo 1 to replicate the key used on the recording ===== ======= Take a moment if you dare Catch yourself a breath of air There's another life out there And you should try it ======= Dead ends hide on every street Look before you place your feet Cracks and fissures keep the beat And you're inside it Refrain 1 ========= Every thought you never dared to think Every mood you always knew would sink Every line you spoke out loud in a jest All the time you took to be your best Soon forgotten ======= The sun must never touch your skin It could expose the dark within You're paranoid a-bout the para-noia And panic hits with-out a sign You worry about it all the time Every perfect moment is a hidden warning Refrain 2 ========= Cuz everything makes your pretty head spin And nagging thoughts are starting to sink in With everything this way it's better to forget Than end up in a place with something to regret ======= Your transatlantic shopping spree Your health forever guarantees Or-ganic bio life's a breeze in cosy prisons But hiding out in the salad bar Isn't gonna get you far And bottled wine is vinegar to-morrow Refrain 3 ========= Everything around here makes your pretty head spin Its piling up high and you're back where you begin Moments you have tried so hard to forget Are promising to have been the best ones yet Refrain 4 ========= Every time you shut your eyes it appears Every time you trace your steps back here None of your convictions have the same old ring No doubt you found a place for everything In cosy prisons ======= So if you're careful You won't get hurt But if you're careful all the time then what's it worth I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England June 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com
https://lyrics.primoaccordo.net/a-ha/cosy-prisons.htm