| Intro |
| C G F x2 |
| Verse1 |
| C | Dm | Gm | C7 | |
| Is a m | an, his o | wn tragic m | irror |
| F | Dm7b5 | C | D7 | |
| capabl | e of such | crimes he is sc | ared |
| C | G | F | C | |
| to l | ook at himself too lo | ng a | t a ti | me. |
| C | Dm | Gm | C7 | |
| Is a m | an, his o | wn wrapped up | worry |
| F | Dm7b5 | C | D7 | |
| thinking | he will do wr | ong very sh | ortly. |
| C | G | F | C | |
| The an | swer remains locked u | p i | n his h | ead. |
| Cborus1 |
| Am | |
| And charity plays a game with your head |
| D7 | |
| it gets to you now, it gets to you now |
| Am | |
| and charity plays away with your head |
| D7 | |
| it gets to you now, it gets to you now. |
| F | |
| Somehow you've got to smarten up |
| G | |
| and act like nothing's ever gonna |
| Gm | F | Fm | C | C7 | Dm | Bb7 | |
| break y | ou, b | reak y | ou, b | reak your mi | rror i | n two. |
| Verse2 |
| C | Dm | Gm | C7 | |
| Is a m | an aw | are of his d | efects |
| F | Dm7b5 | C | D7 | |
| such a se | nsitive s | oul such a r | ebel |
| C | G | F | C | |
| capable of de | tecting | his fl | aws. |
| C | Dm | Gm | C7 | |
| Is a m | an self r | ighteous, self p | itying |
| F | Dm7b5 | C | D7 | C | |
| nursing l | osses and pa | in and inf | licting gu | ilt |
| G | F | C | |
| that should keep them b | usy | for da | ys. |
| Cborus2 |
| Am | |
| And charity plays a game with your head |
| D7 | |
| it gets to you now, it gets to you now |
| Am | |
| and vanity takes your dog for a walk |
| D7 | |
| it gets to you now, it gets to you now. |
| F | |
| Somehow you'e got to smarten up |
| G | |
| and act like nothing's ever gonna |
| Gm | F | Fm | C | C7 | Dm | Bb7 | |
| break y | ou, br | eak y | ou, br | eak your m | irror i | n two. |
| Break |
| C | Gm | F | Fm | C | C7 | Dm | Bb7 |
| C | G | F |
| C | Dm | Gm | C7 | |
| Is a m | an really w | orth the att | ention |
| F | Dm7b5 | C | |
| so mat | ure but so du | mb. |
| D7 | C | G | F | C | |
| In broad day | light the a | nswer remains l | ocked up | in his h | ead |
| G | F | C | |
| it's blowing around somewh | ere | in his h | ead. |