These Barren Years

Tom:
Introduction
Lead/Melody (not relative to capo/actual frets you play it on)
E|12-11-12--------|-------------------|
B|------------12--|-14--10--12--9-----|
G|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|
Harmony Line (played by flute, not relative to the capo again)
E|16-14-16-12-----|-14--11--12--9-----|
B|----------------|-------------------|
G|----------------|-------------------|
D|----------------|-------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|
Verse 1
  D                                    G
Pepper your paper with spelling mistakes
D                         G
Befriend the popular and piss-rip the geeks
A                           G
Catwalk your blue shoes for attention's sake
A                           G
Sniff up the glue pots and put on the shakes
Introduction (2x)
Verse 2
D                                 G
Line up the punch lines till the class cracks up
D                                 G
You keep your head low, till the pressure's stopped
A                                   G
Pull all the stops out for future 'Wife of the Month'
A                            G
Promise to hold her through blindness and health (and we’ll sing)
Chorus

[Refrão]
D
Grow old with me (we'll share the pitfalls)
G
We'll fill the sea (answer the cat calls)
D
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)
G
We'll watch the world (fall from the inside)

[Próxima Parte]
Introduction (2x)
Flute Solo
Bridge
D                            G
How long will this last?
D                               G
How long will this last?
D                                           G
How long will this last; these, the barren years?
A                                               G
Promise to hold her through these barren years
(NC)

[Trecho 2x 2x]
[Refrão] (repetir)