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