A F#m C#m E
So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate.
A F#m C#m D C#dim
They're late. They come, so dumb, in two cars when they agreed one,
C C#dim C
And it's gone wrong, on her birthday.
A F#m C#m E
So, they go to Joe's for pizza and ice cream.
A F#m C#m D C#dim
They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half.
D F#m A6
Next year, she'll tell them she only wants world peace.
E/A - A/D E/A - A/D
But Claire, Claire baby,
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7 E A/E
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out.
A F#m C#m E
What's the point of this? What's wrong with two birthdays?
A F#m C#m D
It's cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays.
F#m D F#m D
Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday.
E/A - A/D E/A - A/D
But Claire, Claire baby,
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7 E A/E
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get to.
INTERLUDE
E/A - E/F#m - E/C#m - E (x2)
Amaj7 - Amaj7/F#m - Amaj7 - Asus4 - A (x2)
A6 C#m A6
Here's the check. They pay, with two cards like they've never met.
C#m D
Goodbyes outside. It's cold in L.A.
E/A - A/D E/A - A/D
Claire, Claire baby,
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
Some of the stuff, the most of us,
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
You're what we were. We're all that's left.
C#m/A C#m E Dmaj7
It used to be our birthday too.