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