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