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