[Intro]
G Am G Dm Fbm F x2
[Verse 1]
G Am G
Wait till the heat sets in
Dm Fbm F G
and the days grow long and thin
Dm Fbm F G
it sets the traffic lights to swaying
Am
in the wind
[Verse 2]
G Am G
Run till your legs are sore
Dm Fbm F G
turn the lights on, lock the doors
Dm Fbm F G
they’ll wait the whole night long to shake you
Am
to your core
[Chorus]
F G Am Cbm
See how it burns and how it bends
C G Dm
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
Dm F G
how it only leaves you blue
G Am G Dm Fbm F
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
[Verse 3]
G Am G
Out in the pines and firs
Dm Fbm F G
there were spies and saboteurs
Dm Fbm F G
you spent a night this side of breaking
Am
taking turns
[Verse 4]
G Am G
You’ve got time to kill
Dm Fbm F G
you’ve got moves and summer skills
Dm Fbm F G
and even so, they sought to bend you
Am
to their will
[Chorus]
F G Am Cbm
Still can’t relax and place your words
C G Dm
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
Dm 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
Dm
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