[Intro] (Em9) (Cmaj7) (Am9) (D13) [Verse 1] (Em9) The headline is screaming, the (Cmaj7) ticker is red (Am9) It's taking up too much of the (D13) space in my head (Gmaj7) I'm turning the dial on the (Cmaj7) dashboard display (F#m7b5) Trying to chase the static (B7#9) away (Em9) The noir isn't fiction, it's (Cmaj7) out in the street (Am9) A heavy bassline and a (D13) dangerous beat (Gmaj7) I want to write pop songs with (Cmaj7) elegant hooks (F#m7b5) But I'm too distracted by (B7#9) history books [Pre-Chorus] (Cmaj7) The timpani building, the (Bm7) orchestra swells (Am7) I'm ringing the changes on (Gmaj7) warning bells (Fmaj7) Just wishing somebody could (Esus4) tell (E) [Chorus] (A) Hoping for peace in our (E/G#) times (F#m7) Waiting for reason to (E) finally rhyme (Dmaj7) I'm singing the chorus as (A/C#) loud as I can (Bm7) A jazz-tinted plea from a (E13) reasonable man (A) Hoping for peace in our (E/G#) times (F#m7) Escaping the cycle of (E) victimless crimes (Dmaj7) We're driving straight into the (A/C#) mouth of the night (Bm7) Hoping the morning is (E13) bright [Verse 2] (Em9) The coffee is bitter, the (Cmaj7) sentiment sweet (Am9) I'm trying to find an oasis of (D13) neat (Gmaj7) A melody line that can (Cmaj7) carry the weight (F#m7b5) Before it is universally (B7#9) late [Pre-Chorus] (Cmaj7) The timpani building, the (Bm7) orchestra swells (Am7) I'm ringing the changes on (Gmaj7) warning bells (Fmaj7) Just wishing somebody could (Esus4) tell (E) [Chorus] (A) Hoping for peace in our (E/G#) times (F#m7) Waiting for reason to (E) finally rhyme (Dmaj7) I'm singing the chorus as (A/C#) loud as I can (Bm7) A jazz-tinted plea from a (E13) reasonable man (A) Hoping for peace in our (E/G#) times (F#m7) Escaping the cycle of (E) victimless crimes (Dmaj7) We're driving straight into the (A/C#) mouth of the night (Bm7) Hoping the morning is (E13) bright [Outro] (A) Let the horns echo (Gmaj7) over the trees (Fmaj7) Bring the whole city down to its (E7sus4) knees (A(add9)) In peace.
