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