diminishing returns Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][C][D][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]The king of the swinging
moves is [Em]back in town
And [D]everybody's tip-
toeing [C]around him
Surround him, I see
You [G]found yourself a hammer
Drops [Em]revolutionary grammar
Con[D]cerning the burning of city hall
[C]And urban sprawl and decay
[G](getting so old)
Farewell to the day
[Em]Of having it both wa[D]ys
(So old)
Hell is other people
[C]And some people never learn
When [G]optimism fails
And my [Em]cooler head prevails
I [D]will meet you at the point [C]of diminishing

[Interlude 1]
returns
[C][G][C][Em][C][D][C]
[G]

[Verse 2]
Down in the [G]abstract
[Em]Looking for a concrete artifact
Something to [D]hold on to
Not one more thing to [C]believe in
[G]Stuck in a fallback
[Em]And fighting off a heart attack
And you're so tan[D]gible
Like a nitroglycerin [C]tablet
Under my tongue
[G](getting so old)
Farewell to the [Em]day
Of having it both [D]ways
(so old)
That brings the best out
[C]And thanks for your concern
[G]When pessimism fails and
My [Em]cooler head prevails
I will [D]meet you at the point of di[C]minishing

[Interlude 2]
returns
[C][Bm][E][Bm][E]
[D][C][G]

[Verse 3]
And [G]progress shall [C]be [Em]defined
By [C]your [D]position on the bridge
As it burn[C]s[Cm][C]
[G]When populism, activ[Em]ism, urbanism fail
My [D]cooler head,
my cooler head will pre[C]vail
When there are no [G]more gods left to annoit
No more [Em]noses to bend out of joint
I'm gonna [D]meet you at the point of
di[C]minishing returns
[G](getting so old)
Farewell to the [Em]day
Of having [D]it both ways
(So old)
Hell is other people
Some [C]people never learn
[G](getting so old)
[Em]Farewell to the day
Of having it both ways
(so old)
[D]When [C]opt[G]imism fails
And my [Em]cooler head prevails
I will [D]meet you at the point of di
[C]minishing returns

[Outro 1]
[C][G][C][G][C][G]