C Am Em G
So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate.
C Am Em F 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.
C Am Em G
So, they go to Joe's for pizza and ice cream.
C Am Em F C#dim
They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half.
F Am C6
Next year, she'll tell them she only wants world peace.
G/C - C/F G/C - C/F
But Claire, Claire baby,
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
Em/C Em G Fmaj7 G C/G
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out.
C Am Em G
What's the point of this? What's wrong with two birthdays?
C Am Em F
It's cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays.
Am F Am F
Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday.
G/C - C/F G/C - C/F
But Claire, Claire baby,
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
Em/C Em G Fmaj7 G C/G
Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get to.
INTERLUDE
G/C - G/Am - G/Em - G (x2)
Cmaj7 - Cmaj7/Am - Cmaj7 - Csus4 - C (x2)
C6 Em C6
Here's the check. They pay, with two cards like they've never met.
Em F
Goodbyes outside. It's cold in L.A.
G/C - C/F G/C - C/F
Claire, Claire baby,
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
I wish you knew how this all got twisted.
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
I wish you could see right inside us.
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
Some of the stuff, the most of us,
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
You're what we were. We're all that's left.
Em/C Em G Fmaj7
It used to be our birthday too.