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