[Verse 1]
C/G D/F#
So, so you think you can tell,
Am G
Heaven from Hell, blue skys from pain.
D C/G Am
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail, a smile from a veil,
G
Do you think you can tell
[Chorus]
C/G Cadd9 C/G D/F#
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts,
Am G D
Hot ashes for trees, hot air for a cool breeze, cold comfort for change,
C/G Am G
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
[Instrumental]
Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A A7 Em7 A G
[Verse 2]
C/G D/F#
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
Am G
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
D C/G
Running over the same old ground. What have we found?
Am G
The same old fears. Wish you were here
[Spoken Intro]
And disciplinary remains mercifully
Yes and um, I’m with you Derek, this star nonsense
Yes, yes, now which is it?
I am sure of it
[Twelve-string guitar Intro]
[Verse]
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell? Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
[Acoustic Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year
Running over the same old ground, what have we found?
The same old fears, wish you were here
[Instrumental Outro & Scatting]
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