Intro:
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There was a wonderful structure to the city
                           Dbm Abm Dbm Abm
And it put my cares to rest
 
Verse 1:
Dbm
Taking inventory of his life
           Dbm
Seeing snapshots chronologically inline
                   Abm
Something told him he should look around and tidy up
             Abm
He collected many things but never quite enough
      Dbm
Tried looking at it from a new perspective
            Dbm
Flat on his back but he still heard the directive
                 Abm
Orders from that corner where that shadow always lived
               Abm
Never asked permission, he just hopes that they forgive
 
Chorus:
                E
I don't want to go like this -Oh-oh-oh-oh-
         Dbm
At least let me clean my room
                Abm
I don't want to leave like this -Oh-oh-oh-oh-
           Gb
'Cause the last thing I want to do is
E                              Dbm
Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh
B
Should they keep it on display
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Or redecorate?
 
Verse 2:
Dbm
Blankets over mirrors, she tends to like it
           Dbm
She's not afraid of her reflection
 
But of what she might see behind it
Abm
She had plans to change her name, yeah
Abm
Just not the traditional way, yeah
Dbm
Haunted by a couple big mistakes
                   Dbm
She covers all the dents with the way she decorates
                       Abm
Then one night she got cold with no blankets on her bed
                           Abm
So she ripped them off the mirror, stepped back and she said
 
Chorus:
                E
I don't want to go like this -Oh-oh-oh-oh-
         Dbm
At least let me clean my room
                Abm
I don't want to leave like this -Oh-oh-oh-oh-
           Gb
'Cause the last thing I want to do is
E                              Dbm
Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh
B
Should they keep it on display
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Or redecorate?
 
Instrumental: Abm Dbm Abm Dbm
 
Bridge:
         Abm
With the bells and the whistles scaled back
                Dbm
Like an isolated track
 
And he feels trapped when he's not inebriated
Abm
Fair to say he's fairly sedated most days of the week
   Dbm
He might have made it if he lived on a different street
        Abm
I repeat, scaled back and isolated
                    Dbm
He says he likes an open schedule, but he mostly hates it
                         Abm                            Dbm
If you're running to his room, take a breath before you break-in
                                             Abm      Dbm
Put your ear up to the door, tell me can you hear him saying?
 
Chorus:
                E
I don't want to go like this
         Dbm
At least let me clean my room
                Abm
I don't want to leave like this
           Gb
'Cause the last thing I want to do is
E                              Dbm
Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh
B
Should they keep it on display
-nc-
Or redecorate?
                E
I don't want to go like this -Go like this-
         Dbm
At least let me clean my room -Clean my room-
                Abm
I don't want to leave like this -Leave like this-
           Gb
'Cause the last thing I want to do is -To do is-
E                              Dbm
Make my people make decisions, wondering what to do, oh
B
Should they keep it on display -On display-
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Or redecorate?
 
Outro:
E           Dbm
 Oh-oh-oh-oh
Abm            Gb
   Oh-oh-oh-oh
 
Or redecorate?
E            Dbm
  Oh-oh-oh-oh
Abm           Gb
   Oh-oh-oh-oh
 
Or redecorate?