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