Intro
C C F C G F
[Verse 1]
C
With the edge of the Mojave curling up into the fire
C
The highway is a black snake, the back of which I ride
F
I can feel the city breathing out over the rise
C
But the engine coughs and shudders, I think the dream’s about to die
G
With the final mile stretched out, the needle met the dash
C*
I ran hard upon a promise but I couldn’t make it last
[Verse 2]
C
Well, I swore there on the hood with the skyline below
C
That I’d walk among the failures, shipwrecked sailors, and their gold
F
The undiscovered genius, the thousand secret songs
C
The million dollar smiles getting tired, getting old
G
Hey there, baby, don’t you look so sad
C*
The sun is just a big star running out of g-g-g-gas
[Chorus]
Am G
Warning to the saints not to look into the lights
Am F
Nothing there to save you when you’ve sold it to the night
G
Pawn whatever’s left to lose beneath the palms
G F
For every fire burning, there’s an ocean in the dark
F
In the dark
N.C.
Yeah-eah-eah
[Verse 3]
C
Burnouts on the blacktop, restless in the heat
C
Leather under leather, empty veins, and busted strings
F
Nebraska girl, no longer checking groceries, saving tips
C
She’s a shadow 'neath the shadow of a phone that never rings
G
Call the number at the bottom of that faded billboard sign
F
If you start to get too lonely and you need someone to change your mind
[Verse 4]
C
Well, you ghosts that never made it, take your seats behind the bar
C
Sing your karaoke music in the space between the stars
F
Just a small town girl, supersonic rocket man
C
Tell me all about your pain, tell me all about your plans
G
All you television spirits, can I buy y’all a round?
F
I’ve played every dive in Portland but I’m kinda new in town
[Chorus]
Am G
Warning to the saints not to look into the lights
Am F
Nothing there to save you when you’ve sold it to the night
G
Pawn whatever’s left to lose beneath the palms
G F
For every fire burning, there’s an ocean in the dark
F
In the dark
N.C.
Whoaaa
[Outro]
C
With the edge of the Mojave curling up into the fire
C
The highway is a black snake, the back of which I ride
F
I can feel the city breathing out over the rise
C
But the engine coughs and shudders, I think the dream’s about to die
G
With the final mile stretched out, the needle met the dash
F
I ran hard upon a promise but I couldn’t make it