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