Pressing On The Bruise Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][Bm][Am][G][Em][Bm][Am]

[Verse 1]
[G]How can you liv[Em]e two[Bm] liv[Am]es
[G]When both are ask[Em]ing all[Bm] of you[Am]
[G]One, you don't wan[Em]t
but wants you [Bm]back[Am]
[G]One, takes your bre[Em]ath in its[Bm] purs[Am]uit
[G][Em][Bm][Am][G][Bm][Bsus4][Bm][Am]

[Verse 2]
[G]You're aiming for[Bsus4]
the needle's [Bm]eye[Am]
[G]You're pressing har[Bm]d again
[Bsus4]st the gl[Bm]ass[Am]
[G]A pioneer[Bm] with a pale face[Am]
[G]You want her[Bm] just so bad[Bsus4][Bm]
[Am]So you're all

[Verse 3]
[G]wrapped up in wir[Am]es
Squinting [Bb]eye s for [Bbdim]a
way [Bm]through

[Verse 4]
[F#m]It's the longest night of y[C#]our whole life
[D]No horizon where there [Bm]is no sky
[F#m]On the longest night of you[C#]r whole life
[D]No dawn coming till your
[Bm]longing has a [D]name[Bm]
[Bsus4]Till you find [Bm]a wa[D]y[C#m][A]

[Verse 5]
[G]Your mind is twi[Bm]sting like a s[Am]nake
[G]Looking for jus[Bm]t the right com[Am]mand
[G]It starts to whi[Em]sper to your hea[Bm]rt[Am]
[G]Thoughts of a t[Bm]ruly mod[Bsus4]ern man[Bm][Am]

[Verse 6]
[G]She's passing not[Bm]es un
[Bsus4]der the door[Bm][Am]
[G]You feel her bod[Bsus4]y start to move[Bm][Am]
[G]It's like she's mak[Bm]ing up your min[Am]d
[G]It's like she's pre[Bm]ssing
[Bsus4]on the br[Bm]uise[Asus4]
So [A]you're all

[Verse 7]
[G]wrapped up in wir[Am]es
[A]Squ[Am]inting eye[Bb] s for a[Bbdim]
way [Bm]through

[Verse 8]
[F#m]It's the longest night of y[C#]our whole life
[D]No horizon where there [Bm]is no sky
[F#m]On the longest night of you[C#]r whole life
[D]No dawn coming till your
[Bm]longing has a [D]name[Bm]
Till you [D]find a [C#m]way[C#]

[Verse 9]
The [E]thing itself [Em]seems[E] log[Fdim]ical
The [F#]execution [F#m]im pos[G]sible[A]
[D]The attempt irre[Bm]sponsible
The af[C#]fect irre[C#sus4]vers ible[C#][Bm]
[C#]If you do it right

[Interlude 1]
[C#][C#m][Em][B][Bm]
[C][Am][Em][F#sus4][Bm][C][Am]

[Verse 10]
[G]The eyes are[Em] shutting dow[B]n[Am]
[G]Your body spi[Em]ritless
[B]A s[Am]udden[G] blinding fl[Em]ash
[B]of [Am]light[G][Em][B][Am]
[G]Oh god, her[Em]e it[B][Am]
[G]Oh god, her[Em]e she is
[B][Am][G]