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