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