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