Intro: F--
Bass: F--Dm-C- x2
Verse 1:
D
Drive through
Bm A D
nights on empty roads
Hoping the clubs
Bm A D
promote our show
Wasting days
Bm A D
in endless naps
Find new ways
Bm A
to fill the-
Refrain 1:
G A
-gaps Another word
Bm
game with the band
A
Another losing
G
rummy hand
A
Another night
(hold)
slept in the van
Chorus 1:
D G Bm
I'm forced awake again
A
in time to take the
D
stage (the van)
G
And as my dream world
Bm A
fades another takes
D
it's place (the van)
G Bm
I look into the crowd
A
and see myself through
D
stares (the van)
Back when I
G Bm
hoped someday
A
I'd be the one
F--Dm-C- x2<-- Bass Solo
up there (the van)
Verse 2:
D
Reading to save
Bm A D
our numbing minds
Meeting new friends
Bm A D
we'll leave behind
Lay on the loft
Bm A D
and trace the stars
Start the day
Bm A
in no ones-
Refrain 2:
G A
-arms Another night
Bm
without a sell
A
Another meal
G
at Taco Bell
A
Another story
(hold)
I can tell
Chorus 2:
D G Bm
I'm forced awake again
A
in time to take the
D
stage (the van)
G
And as my dream world
Bm A
fades another takes
D
it's place (the van)
G Bm
I look into the crowd
A
and see myself through
D
stares (the van)
Back when I
G Bm
hoped someday
A
I'd be the one
G
up there (the van)
C(hold)
2, 3, 4!!!
Guitar Solo: F-Bb-Dm-C- x4
Chorus 3:
F(hold)
I'm forced awake again
in time to take the
stage (the van)
And as my dream world
fades another takes
D
it's place (the van)
G Bm
I look into the crowd
A
and see myself through
D
stares (the van)
Back when I
G Bm
hoped someday
A
I'd be the one
(hold)
up there (the van)
Chorus 4:
D G Bm
I'm forced awake again
A
in time to take the
D
stage (up there)
G
And as my dream world
Bm A
fades another takes
D
it's place (up there)
G Bm
I look into the crowd
A
and see myself through
D
stares (up there)
Back when I
G Bm
hoped someday
A
I'd be the one
G C(hold)
up there (up there)
Outro: Bass Solo
F--Dm-C- x2, F(hold)