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