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