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