The strumming is sightly weird but if you sit down and play along with the song you'll it. The Chords written are pretty well aligned with there time (with the words) but I still recomend playing along with the song to get it down "perfectly". Verse 1: After all these implements and texts designed by intellects we're vexed to find evidently there's still so much that hides. and though the saints dub us divine in ancient fading lines their sentiment is just as hard to pluck from the vine. Chorus: I'll try hard not to pretend allow myself no mock defence as I step into the night. Verse 2: Since I don't have the time nor mind to figure out the nursery rhymes that helped us out in making sense of our lives. The cruel, uneventful state of apathy releases me I value the but I won't cry every time one's wiped out. Chorus: I'll try hard not to give in batten down to fare the wind rid my head of this pretense allow myself no mock defence as I step into the night. La la la la La la la la La la la la Fb La la la la la la (Repeat Once) Mercy' eyes are blue and Fb when she places them in of you nothing holds a roman candle to the solomn warmth you feel inside. (No run through Verse chords once) Chorus: I'll try hard not to give in batten down to fare the wind rid my head of this pretense allow myself no mock defence as I step into the night La la la la La la la la (This continues till songs end) (tabs) By Harley Teichman Amazing song "."