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