Punch And Judy

riff 1 e|---------0-------------0-----------------------------| play 4 times B|-----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----1----1--3--1--| G|---2---2------2--2---2------2--2-----0------2--4--2--| D|-0-------------0-------------0-----------3--3--5--3--| A|-----------------------------------3-----3-----x--x--| E|-----------------------------------------1-----------| riff 1 a wallpaper pulls his punch, talks to judy in a crowded corner riff 1 he don't read page to page or say the words in order riff 1 judy's illustrating and she's a stranger to the straight face riff 1 always seems so far away, staring out into space hihat break riff 1 "i'm sorry, tried to stay away" says punch, "later account, though" riff 1 you dress like an opposite but really it's more than echo riff 1 judy leans over, like a strike of a clock says, "i don't buy that, boy." riff 1 there's two inside of you and they're both gonna be destroyed.� in the alley, mixing blood cheek to cheek you're up against the words you never could dare to speak it's your conflict shored up tight your heavy steps that follow her steps so light riff 1 so judy holds punch, cufflinks inside her clenched fist riff 1 she had a dream of bandages on punch's wrist riff 1 so she sees punch with a thorn in his hand and says, "stop right there riff 1 what the fuck are you doing don't you know i care?" hihat break riff 1 but she hears the bark of a cop and drops to the dirty street riff 1 "i wonder," punch says, "do you know what at all, what's protecting me?" riff 1 judy used to hold me like a pencil writing out some change riff 1 her cheap philosopher was spare change for brains in the alley, mixing blood cheek to cheek you're up against the words you never could dare to speak it's your conflict shored up tight your heavy steps that follow her steps so light