E C#m G#m B
So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate.
E C#m G#m 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.
E C#m G#m B
So, they go to Joe's for pizza and ice cream.
E C#m G#m A C#dim
They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half.
A C#m E6
Next year, she'll tell them she only wants world peace.
B/E - E/A B/E - E/A
But Claire, Claire baby,
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7 B E/B
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out.
E C#m G#m B
What's the point of this? What's wrong with two birthdays?
E C#m G#m A
It's cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays.
C#m A C#m A
Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday.
B/E - E/A B/E - E/A
But Claire, Claire baby,
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7 B E/B
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get to.
INTERLUDE
B/E - B/C#m - B/G#m - B (x2)
Emaj7 - Emaj7/C#m - Emaj7 - Esus4 - E (x2)
E6 G#m E6
Here's the check. They pay, with two cards like they've never met.
G#m A
Goodbyes outside. It's cold in L.A.
B/E - E/A B/E - E/A
Claire, Claire baby,
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
Some of the stuff, the most of us,
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
You're what we were. We're all that's left.
G#m/E G#m B Amaj7
It used to be our birthday too.