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