F Dm Am C
So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate.
F Dm Am A# 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.
F Dm Am C
So, they go to Joe's for pizza and ice cream.
F Dm Am A# C#dim
They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half.
A# Dm F6
Next year, she'll tell them she only wants world peace.
C/F - F/A# C/F - F/A#
But Claire, Claire baby,
Am/F Am C A#maj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
Am/F Am C A#maj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
Am/F Am C A#maj7 C F/C
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out.
F Dm Am C
What's the point of this? What's wrong with two birthdays?
F Dm Am A#
It's cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays.
Dm A# Dm A#
Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday.
C/F - F/A# C/F - F/A#
But Claire, Claire baby,
Am/F Am C A#maj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
Am/F Am C A#maj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
Am/F Am C A#maj7 C F/C
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get to.
INTERLUDE
C/F - C/Dm - C/Am - C (x2)
Fmaj7 - Fmaj7/Dm - Fmaj7 - Fsus4 - F (x2)
F6 Am F6
Here's the check. They pay, with two cards like they've never met.
Am A#
Goodbyes outside. It's cold in L.A.
C/F - F/A# C/F - F/A#
Claire, Claire baby,
Am/F Am C A#maj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
Am/F Am C A#maj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
Am/F Am C A#maj7
Some of the stuff, the most of us,
Am/F Am C A#maj7
You're what we were. We're all that's left.
Am/F Am C A#maj7
It used to be our birthday too.