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