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