[Intro]
C# D#m C# G#m A#m B x2
[Verse 1]
C# D#m C#
Wait till the heat sets in
G#m A#m B C#
and the days grow long and thin
G#m A#m B C#
it sets the traffic lights to swaying
D#m
in the wind
[Verse 2]
C# D#m C#
Run till your legs are sore
G#m A#m B C#
turn the lights on, lock the doors
G#m A#m B C#
they’ll wait the whole night long to shake you
D#m
to your core
[Chorus]
B C# D#m Fm
See how it burns and how it bends
F# C# G#m
the way it descends through the trees
C#
outside your room
B F#
how the dog days trouble you
C#
and the cool sigh
B
of the low tide
G#m B C#
how it only leaves you blue
C# D#m C# G#m A#m B
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
[Verse 3]
C# D#m C#
Out in the pines and firs
G#m A#m B C#
there were spies and saboteurs
G#m A#m B C#
you spent a night this side of breaking
D#m
taking turns
[Verse 4]
C# D#m C#
You’ve got time to kill
G#m A#m B C#
you’ve got moves and summer skills
G#m A#m B C#
and even so, they sought to bend you
D#m
to their will
[Chorus]
B C# D#m Fm
Still can’t relax and place your words
F# C# G#m
just pray that this curse too will pass
C#
dead afternoons
B F#
how the dog days trouble you
C#
and the cruel bite
B
of the sunlight
G#m B C#
how it bends and how it burns
B F#
and the nightmares reassure
C#
in a clean bed
B
in a cold sweat
G#m
you’re forgetting all you learned here with your worst fears all confirmed here
[Outro]
B C# B
F# C# B C# B
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
F# C# B C# B
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
F# C# B C# B
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
F# C# B C# B
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
F# C# B C# B
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
F# C# B
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh