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