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