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