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