Songbook

Tiny Vessels

By Death Cab for Cutie

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[Verse 1] F#m D/E F#m This is the moment that you know Bm D/E F#m That you told her that you loved her but you don't. A F#m You touch her skin and then you think D Bm F#m That she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me. D Bm F#m Yeah, she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me.
[Verse 2] F#m D/E F#m I spent two weeks in Silverlake Bm F#m The California sun cascading down my face A F#m There was a girl with light brown streaks D Bm F#m And she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me. D Bm F#m Yeah, she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me.
[Chorus] Bm D B7 Bm I wanted to believe in all the words that I was speaking D A E As we moved together in the dark Bm F#m And all the friends that I was telling Bm D And all the playful misspellings F#m D E And every bite I gave you left a mark Bm D B7 Tiny vessels oozed into your neck Bm And formed the bruises A F#m E That you said you didn't want to fade Bm Bm D F#m But they did and so did I that day
[Verse 3] F#m D/E All I see are dark grey clouds Bm D/E F#m In the distance moving closer with every hour A F#m So when you ask, "Was something wrong?" D I'd think, "You're damn right there is, Bm F#m but we can't talk about it now. Bm D No, we can't talk about it now."
[Outro] F#m D/E F#m So one last touch and then you'll go Bm D/E F#m And we'll pretend that it meant something so much more Bm F#m But it was vile, and it was cheap D Bm F#m And you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me D Bm F#m Yeah, you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me D Bm F#m Yeah, you are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me