Intro
G--D-F#m- x2, Bm--D-F#m- x2
Verse 1:
A
It's getting cold
E
Thought it was too soon to
B
tell but it was terribly old
B G#/C
and as the heartbeat
C#m F#m E G#
slows to a heartless crawl
A
The lights went out The lights
E B
went out and darkness filled the
B G#/C C#m
house on tiring night
F#m E G# Edim
under a Long Is land sky
Chorus 1:
C#m F#m
I thought I'd known the consequence
but sweetness can you believe
B
this? This mess we've made of it
E G#
This mess we've made of it
C#m
In years to come it might
F#m
make sense but sweetness
did you believe this?
B
Just what's become of it?
E G# C#m
What's become of it?
Verse 2:
A
If you hear this and
E
you think you're ready
B B G#/C C#m
then meet me in Montauk where
F#m E G#
we'll write out in the sand
A E
Here lies the destiny of 2
B B G#/C C#m
hurt souls afraid to be cured a gain
F#m E G# (hold)
That could be our e pitaph
Chorus 2:
C#m F#m
I thought I'd known the consequence
but sweetness can you believe
B
this? This mess we've made of it
E G#
This mess we've made of it
C#m
In years to come it might
F#m
make sense but sweetness
did you believe this?
B
Just what's become of it?
E G#
What's become of it?
C#reakdown: Bm B D G# x2
Guitar Solo: C#m B A G# x2 G#
Chorus 3:
C#m F#m
I thought I'd known the consequence
but sweetness can you believe
B
this? This mess we've made of it
E G#
This mess we've made of it
C#m
In years to come it might
F#m
make sense but sweetness
did you believe this?
B
what's become of it?
E G# G#
What's become of it? I know
Chorus 4:
C#m F#m
I thought I'd known the consequence
but sweetness can you believe
B
this? This mess we've made of it
E G#
This mess we've made of it
C#m
In years to come it might
F#m
make sense but sweetness
did you forsee this?
B
Just what's become of it?
E G# Bm(hold)
What's become