Intro:
E
VERSE 1:
A F#m D
How do I get close to you?
Bm A F#m Bm D
Even if you don't notice as I admire you on the subway
A F#m D
When it's dark outside your house
Bm A
You won't let anybody out
F#m Bm D
And keep a padlock on the door, well
PRE-CHORUS:
D
One more cocktail
E D Bm
And I'm on your trail
CHORUS:
A D
If I should fall
D A
Act as though it never happened
A D
I will retreat
D A
And sit inside so very quietly
INSTRUMENTAL:
| A | D | D | A | x2
VERSE 2:
A F#m D
How do I grow old with you?
Bm A F#m Bm D
Even if you don't notice as I pass by you on the sidewalk
A F#m D
When it's dark outside your house
Bm A
You won't let anybody out
F#m Bm D
You're keeping a dead girl in the closet
PRE-CHORUS:
D
One more cocktail
E D
Is it a good time?
Bm
Or is it highly inappropriate
CHORUS:
A D
If I should fall
D A
Act as though it never happened
A D
I will retreat
D A
And then go back to university
A D
If I should fall
D A
Act as though it never happened
A D
I will retreat
D A
And sit inside so very quietly
BRIDGE:
|D/A | Bm |A/C#| Bm |
No chords during guitar interlude
D Bm D Bm
I want wisdom
D Bm D Bm
I want wisdom
D Bm D E
I want wisdom
CHORUS:
A D
If I should fall
A
Act as though it never happened
A D
I will retreat
A
And sit inside so very quietly
A D
If I should fall
D A
Act as though it never happened
A D
I will retreat
D A
And then go back to university
OUTRO:
| A | D | D | A | x4