Intro
Guitar Solo
C G/B Am F x2
[Verse 1]
C
It's nice and quiet over
Dm
suburbs of North Jersey
F
Every night my friends
and me would skate
C
through Nichols Park
C
Never hurt no one just
Dm
sat around and laughed
F
about the times that past
G
Same old story in any town
the times they go so fast
[Chorus 1]
Am
The title to the world just
F
can't replace the smile on
G
my face When I know that
C G/B
I'm coming back home to
Am
this place People in this
F
town seem so much meaner
G
It used to be much cleaner
Make sure you know that the
Am
grass is always greener
[Post Chorus] Guitar Solo
C G/B Am F x2
[Verse 2]
C
Weekdays always came and
Dm
went I felt so robbed
F
Never seems to stop full
C
time classes and two jobs
C
On Friday night we'd hop
Dm
the path to New York City
F
We'd end up getting shitty
most of which is
G
still a blur to me
[Chorus 2]
Am
The title to the world just
F
can't replace the smile on
G
my face When I know that
C G/B
I'm coming back home to
Am
this place People in this
F
town seem so much meaner
G
It used to be much cleaner
Make sure you know that the
grass is always greener
[Chorus 3]
C G/B
I'm gonna sit here until
Am F
the sun comes up I'm gonna
C G/B Am
think about how I'm down
F C
on my luck I'm cold and
G/B
there's nothing to do time
Am
ain't a threat All alone in
F
New Jersey on my last cigarette
C G/B
I'm thinking about you sun is
Am
coming up again And I never
F
wanted this plain old day to end
[Verse 3]
C
My TV can't get the channels
Dm
I go to Juan's to watch Sopranos
F
Twist one up and everything
C C
is alright Looks like I'm leaving
Dm
here again and all the fun will
F
end Seems like I'm just a normal
G
guy living a not so normal life
[Chorus 4]
Am
The title to the world just
F
can't replace the smile on
G
my face When I know that
C G/B
I'm coming back home to
Am
this place People in this
F
town seem so much meaner
G
It used to be much cleaner
Make sure you know that the
grass is always greener
[Chorus 5/Outro]
C G/B
I'm gonna sit here until
Am F
the sun comes up I'm gonna
C G/B Am
think about how I'm down
F C
on my luck I'm cold and
G/B
there's nothing to do time
Am
ain't a threat All alone in
F
New Jersey on my last cigarette
C G/B
I'm thinking about you sun is
Am
coming up again And I never
F C
wanted this plain old day to end