Intro:
F
VERSE 1:
A# Gm D#
How do I get close to you?
Cm A# Gm Cm D#
Even if you don't notice as I admire you on the subway
A# Gm D#
When it's dark outside your house
Cm A#
You won't let anybody out
Gm Cm D#
And keep a padlock on the door, well
PRE-CHORUS:
D#
One more cocktail
F D# Cm
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# Gm D#
How do I grow old with you?
Cm A# Gm Cm D#
Even if you don't notice as I pass by you on the sidewalk
A# Gm D#
When it's dark outside your house
Cm A#
You won't let anybody out
Gm Cm D#
You're keeping a dead girl in the closet
PRE-CHORUS:
D#
One more cocktail
F D#
Is it a good time?
Cm
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# | Cm |A/C#| Cm |
No chords during guitar interlude
D# Cm D# Cm
I want wisdom
D# Cm D# Cm
I want wisdom
D# Cm D# F
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