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