The Map Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E5][B][E5]
[Em]
[B][E5][E][Em][E5][Em][D]
[G][Em][D][Em]

[Verse 1]
You'll be [Em]uncomfortable
40 percent of the time
When you open the gates of [B]adulthood
A [E5]fair warn[B]ing,
dare I question [D]its accur[Bm]acy?[Em][E5]
But still, there was much I wasn't
[Em]told[B][D][Em]
And much that wasn't [B]explained
[Em][E5][Em][E5][Em][D][Em]
[D]I decided
to venture out seeking [Em]answer[G]s
[D]I went to a profess[B]ional[E5][Em]
"Can [D]you pinpoint the origin
of my anxiety?"

[Verse 2]
The [D]doctor pulled out a [B]map[D]
I studied it, and there I saw:
[B]Envy, bitterness, love, nostalgia,
con[D]fusion, guilt, [Am]and desire
[Em]All illumina[B]ted like neon on the[D]
[Em]perimeters of a bustling[B] thoro[D]ughfare[Em][E5][B]
Soli[Em]citing my [G]neurons for their pat
[D]ronage[B][E5][Em][E5][Em][E5][D]
Buzzing an[Am]d pregnant
with emo[D]tional po[Am]tential
Ships docking [B]harbors like thoughts approaching
the threshold of [D]perception[Am]
[D]Towns of rapid [Am]traffic
synapse inter[D]section[B]s
Forests of dense cranial arbors

[Verse 3]
I continued studying the map
[B]
"It's here"
The doctor pointed to an empty
[D]patch[G][B][D]
There was [G]one road leading [Em]out
to an empty patch
[B]It didn't dead end but [D]just sort
of disappeared in isolation
[B]

[Verse 4]
"Right here?"
I surveyed the space with my [D]finger
The doc[G]tor nod[D]ded gravely
"I'll leave you with the map
for a moment," he said
Then gathered his instruments
and neatly exited the room
[Bm][D]

[Verse 5]
I traced the path of the disappearing road until
it was no [G]longer [D]a r[G]oad[D][C][G][D]
Tapping with my finger on what I decided was
[B]the threshold of the road's [Bm]ex istence
I [D]stated, "It is here where I will

[Outro 1]
retire"
[D][Bm][D][Bm][B][Bm]
[D][Bm]