Struck A Nerve

[Intro]
Gm F Gm D Eb F Gm Bb
Gm Bb

[Verse 1]
Gm                        Bb
  There's an old man on a city bus
          Gm
Holding a candy cane
       Bb
And it isn't even Christmas.
Gm                       Bb
  He sees a note in the obituary
         F               C
That his last friend has died.
Gm                       Bb
  There's an infant clinging to
               Gm
His overweight mother in the cold
        Bb
As they go to shop for cigarettes,
Gm                        Bb
  And she spends her last dollar
               F     C     Gm    F
On a bottle of vodka for tonight.

[Chorus]
      Bb       F              Gm
And I guess it struck a nerve,
       F      C         Gm
Like I had to squint my eyes,
        F         Gm                 F     C
You can never get out of the line of sight.
       Bb     F         Gm
Like a barren winter day
     F        C        Gm
Or a patch of unburned green,
              F    Gm    D
Like a tragic real dream,
  Eb       F        Gm    Bb
I guess it struck a nerve.
Gm Bb Gm Bb F C

[Verse 2]
Gm               Bb                   Gm
  Every day I wander in negative disposition
          Bb
As I'm bombarded by superlatives,
Gm          Bb             F              C
  Realizing very well that I am not alone.
Gm
  Introverted,
      Bb                   Gm
I look  to tomorrow for salvation,
        Bb
But I'm thinking altruistically
Gm                  Bb
  And a wave of overwhelming doubt
F       C        Gm F
Turnsme to stone.

[Chorus]
      Bb       F              Gm
And I guess it struck a nerve,
       F      C                Gm
Sent a murmur through my heart,
        F           Gm                F    C
We just haven't got time to crack the maze.
       Bb    F             Gm
Like a magic speeding clock
     F      C            Gm
Or a cancer in our cells,
            F      Gm   D
A collision in the dark,
  Eb       F        Gm    Bb Gm Bb
I guess it struck a nerve.
One, two!

[Solo 1]
Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb F C
Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb

[Bridge]
F C Gm  Eb F            G
      I try to close my eyes,
    Eb         F             G
But I cannot ignore the stimuli.
             Eb                 F
If there's a purpose for us all,
             G
It remains a secret to me,
      Eb        F          D
Don't ask me to justify my life.

[Chorus]
      Bb       F              Gm
And I guess it struck a nerve,
       F      C         Gm
Like I had to squint my eyes,
        F         Gm                 F     C
You can never get out of the line of sight.
       Bb    F             Gm
Like a magic speeding clock
     F      C            Gm
Or a cancer in our cells,
            F      Gm   D
A collision in the dark,
  Eb       F        G     Bb
I guess it struck a nerve.

[Solo 2]
G Bb G Bb Eb F G Bb
G Bb G Bb Eb F G