Routine
Verse 1
F#m D F#m D
What do I do with all the children's clothes�
C Em Em D
such tiny things that still smell of them
F#m D F#m D
And the footprints in the hallway
C Em Em D
onto my knees scrub them away
F#m ?" D ?" F#m ?" D | C ?" Em ?" Em ?" D
F#m D F#m D
And how to be of use make the tea and the soup
C Em Em D
All of their favorites throw them away
F#m D F#m D
And all their schoolbooks and the running shoes
C Em Em D
Washing and cleaning the dirty still sink
F#m ?" D ?" F#m ?" D | C ?" Em ?" Em ?" D
Refrain:
F#m E D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m E D
Helps me pass the time
C#m B A
Concentrate my mind�
F G A
Helps me to sleep
Verse 2
F#m D F#m D
And keep making beds and keep the cat fed
C Em Em D
Open the windows let the air in
F#m D F#m D
And keep the house clean and keep the routine
C Em Em D
Paintings they make still stuck to the fridge
Interlude:
F#m D F#m D
La-la la-da la-la la-da
C Em Em D
Da-da-da la-la-da-da || x4 (the two lattest without lyrics)
C#m ?" D ?" Bm ?" F#m ?" C#m ?" A ?" E
C#m ?" D ?" Bm ?" F#m ?" C#m ?" A ?" G ?" F ?" E || (a chord/beat)
(I couldn't figure out exactly the chords in the guitar picking part
here but I reckon the notes are something around F# - G ?" A ?" B ?" C ?" D ?" E)
The solo goes with the verse's chords but transposed two steps higher:
G#m ?" E ?" G#m ?" E | D ?" F#m ?" F#m ?" E || x6
Verse 3
G#m E G#m E
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Keep cleaning keep ironing
D F#m F#m E
Cooking their meals on the stainless steel hob
G#m E G#m E
Keep washing keep scrubbing
D ?" C#m ?" B ?" A ?" G#m ?" F#m ?" E ?" Eb || (a chord/beat)
Long until the dark comes to bruise the sky
C#m ?" B ?" A ?" G#m ?" C ?" Eb || (a chord/beat)
Deep in the debt to night
G#m ?" E ?" G#m ?" D
G#m ?" E ?" G#m
Part C
Breaks into heavy distortion:
G5 ?" F#5 ?" A5
B5 ?" A5 ?" G5 ?" F#5 ?" A5
B5 ?" A5 ?" G#5 ?" G5 ?" F#5
Refrain:
F#m E D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m E D
Helps me pass the time
C#m B A
(Concentrate my mind)
F G A
Helps me to sleep
F#m E D
Routine keeps me in line
F#m E D
Helps me pass the time
C#m B A
(Concentrate my mind)
F G A
Helps me to sleep
F#5 - E5 - F#5 - E5 - G5 - C5 || (with distortion, chords changing quickly)
Part D
Em ?" A ?" Dsus2 ?" D
Em A Dsus2 D
The most beautiful morning forever
Em A Dsus2 D
Like the ones from far off, far off away
Em A Dsus2 D
With the hum of the bees in the jasmine sway
Outro:
Em A
Don't ever let go�
Dsus2 D
Try to let go
Em A
Don't ever let go�
Dsus2 D
Try to let go
Em ?" A ?" Dsus2 ?" D || (slows down towards the end)
Don't ever......
