Intro |A#m |F# |C# |C# |
[Verse 1]
C# D#m
I'm on the run
A#m
She's lighting up
F#
One more cigarette to calm down
C# D#m
I'm driving home
A#m F#
Pick up the phone, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
A#m
She says “I can't hear you”
F# C#
Well, you need to
D#m
I'm on the way back home now
A#m
“I can't hear you”
F# C# C#
Well, you need to
[Chorus]
F# F# A#m
Hanging by a thread, I'm hanging on
A#m D#m F#
The world and I, we meet at last
C# C#
I'm on the run
F# F# A#m
Hanging by a thread, I'm hanging on
A#m D#m F#
The world and I, we meet at last
C# C#
I'm moving on
[Verse 2]
C# D#m
The gloves are off
A#m
The curtains drawn shut
F#
Same as the door behind me
C# D#m
The drink in her hand
A#m F#
Emergency lands, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
A#m
She says “I can't hear you”
F# C#
Well, you need to
D#m
I'm hanging up the phone now
A#m
“I can't hear you”
F# C# C#
Well, you need to
D#m
Mystified
D#m F# F#
The world and I
[Chorus]
F# F# A#m
Hanging by a thread, I'm hanging on
A#m D#m F#
The world and I, we meet at last
C# C#
I'm on the run
F# F# A#m
Hanging by a thread, I'm hanging on
A#m D#m F#
The world and I, we meet at last
C# C#
I'm moving on
[Bridge]
C#
"I can't hear you"
D#m F# F#
Well, you need to
C#
"I can't hear you"
D#m F# F#
Well, you need to
D#m
Mystified
D#m F# F#
The world and I
[Chorus]
F# F# A#m
Hanging by a thread, I'm hanging on
A#m D#m F#
The world and I, we meet at last
C# C#
I'm on the run
F# F# A#m
Hanging by a thread, I'm hanging on
A#m D#m F#
The world and I, we meet at last
C# C#
I'm moving on
[Outro]
F# Fm D#m D#m
Yeah, the world and I
F# Fm D#m D#m
Yeah, the world and I
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