Am F A cold crash of metal and gears Am C G Grip the wheel as I sit right here Am F Did she get away, the ghost of a deer Am C G Am I in this all alone? Fm C G Well I'm nine, singing carols at Christmas Fm C G I am trying to make sense of your tenses Fm C G I know a word but not the rest of your sentence C G There is nothing I can do C G Because I don't understand you Am F Always felt like I was walking a maze Am C G No one told me to go right or left Am F Blue or red, what colours disguise me Am C G So I look like all the rest? Fm C G Well I'm nine, singing carols at Christmas Fm C G I am trying to make sense of your tenses Fm C G I know a word but not the rest of your sentence C G There is nothing I can do C G Because I don't understand you F G C F G Your eyes never change their watchful gaze on the T.V. set C F G Am They're already a day ahead in the east F G Am Fm Am G Can an island mean more than me? Am F Well there you are, standing with people like you Am C G It seems I've never seen you laugh like you do Am F C G I count the ways I could have been more like you Fm C G Well I'm nine, singing carols at Christmas Fm C G I am trying to make sense of your tenses Fm C G I know a word but not the rest of your sentence C G There is nothing I can do C G Because I don't understand you