Tone: [Ebm]
Intro:
[Abm]
Verse 1:
[E]It's not the energy r[Abm]reeling
Nor the l[B]lines in your f[Abm]face
Nor the c[E]clouds on the c[Abm]ceiling
Nor the c[E]clouds in the s[Abm]space
[E]It's not the phone on[Abm]on the table
Nor the[B]the bed in the[Abm]the earth
Nor th[E]the bed in the[Abm]the stable
Nor your st[E]stable w[Abm]words
[E]It's not the form[Abm]formless being
Nor the[B]the cry in the [Abm]air
Nor the [E]boy I'm s[Abm]seeing
With her l[E]long black [Abm]hair
[E]It’s not the open [Abm]weaving
Nor the fu[B]furnace g[Abm]glow
Nor the bl[E]blood of your bl[Abm]bleeding
As you tr[E]try to let [Abm]go
Chorus:
[E]It's not the room
[E]Not beginning
[Abm]Not the crowd
[Abm]Not winning
[B]Not the planet not spinning
[E]Not a ruse, not heat
[Abm]Not the fire lapping up the creek
[B]Not food, not to eat
Verse 2:
[E]Not the meat of your t[Abm]thigh
Nor your sp[B]spine tat[Abm]tattoo
Nor your sh[E]shimmery e[Abm]eye
Nor the w[E]wet of the [Abm]dew
[E]It's not the warm ill[Abm]illusion
Nor the cr[B]crack in the [Abm]plate
Nor the br[E]breath of conf[Abm]confusion
Nor the st[E]starkness of s[Abm]slate
Chorus:
[E]It's not the room
[E]Not beginning
[Abm]Not the crowd
[Abm]Not winning
[B]Not the planet not spinning
[E]Not a ruse, not heat
[Abm]Not the fire lapping up the creek
[B]Not food, not to eat
Verse 3:
[E]Not what you really wa[Abm]wanted
Nor the m[B]mess in your[Abm]your purse
Nor the [E]bed that is ha[Abm]haunted
With the b[E]blanket of th[Abm]thirst
[E]It's not the hunger re[Abm]revealing
Nor the r[B]ricochet in the [Abm]cave
Nor the h[E]hand that is h[Abm]healing
Nor the n[E]nameless g[Abm]grave
Chorus:
[E]It's not the room
[E]Not beginning
[Abm]Not the crowd
[Abm]Not winning
[B]Not the planet not spinning
[E]Not a ruse, not heat
[Abm]Not the fire lapping up the creek
[B]Not food, not to eat
[E]Not to die
[E]Not dying
[Abm]Not to laugh
[Abm]Not lying
[B]Not the vacant wilderness vying
[E]Not the room
[E]Not beginning
[Abm]Not the crowd
[Abm]Not winning
[B]Not the planet not spinning