D Bm F#m A
So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate.
D Bm F#m G 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.
D Bm F#m A
So, they go to Joe's for pizza and ice cream.
D Bm F#m G C#dim
They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half.
G Bm D6
Next year, she'll tell them she only wants world peace.
A/D - D/G A/D - D/G
But Claire, Claire baby,
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7 A D/A
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out.
D Bm F#m A
What's the point of this? What's wrong with two birthdays?
D Bm F#m G
It's cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays.
Bm G Bm G
Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday.
A/D - D/G A/D - D/G
But Claire, Claire baby,
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7 A D/A
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get to.
INTERLUDE
A/D - A/Bm - A/F#m - A (x2)
Dmaj7 - Dmaj7/Bm - Dmaj7 - Dsus4 - D (x2)
D6 F#m D6
Here's the check. They pay, with two cards like they've never met.
F#m G
Goodbyes outside. It's cold in L.A.
A/D - D/G A/D - D/G
Claire, Claire baby,
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
Some of the stuff, the most of us,
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
You're what we were. We're all that's left.
F#m/D F#m A Gmaj7
It used to be our birthday too.