Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I’m walking through the summer nights
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Jukebox playing low
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Yesterday everything was going too fast
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Today, it’s moving too slow
A Bb(sus2) A Bb(sus2)
I got no place left to turn
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I got nothing left to burn
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Don’t know if I saw you, if I would kiss you or kill you
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It probably wouldn’t matter to you anyhow
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You left me standing in the doorway, crying
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I got nothing to go back to now
[Verse 2]
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The light in this place is so bad
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Making me sick in the head
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All the laughter is just making me sad
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The stars have turned cherry red
A Bb(sus2) A Bb(sus2)
I’m strumming on my gay guitar
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Smoking a cheap cigar
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The ghost of our old love has not gone away
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Don’t look [it (?)] like it will anytime soon
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You left me standing in the doorway, crying
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Under the midnight moon
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Maybe they’ll get me and maybe they won’t
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But not tonight and it won’t be here
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There are things I could say but I don’t
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I know the mercy of God must be near
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I’ve been riding the midnight train
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Got ice water in my veins
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I would be crazy if I took you back
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It would go up against every rule
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You left me standing in the doorway, crying
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Suffering like a fool
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
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When the last rays of daylight go down
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Buddy, you’ll roll no more
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I can hear the church bells ringing in the yard
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I wonder who they’re ringing for
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I know I can’t win
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But my heart just won’t give in
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Last night I danced with a stranger
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But she just reminded me you were the one
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You left me standing in the doorway, crying
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In the dark land of the sun
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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I’ll eat when I’m hungry, drink when I’m dry
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And live my life on the square
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And even if the flesh falls off of my face
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I know someone will be there to care
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It always means so much
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Even the softest touch
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I see nothing to be gained by any explanation
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There’s no words that need to be said
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You left me standing in the doorway, crying
A E
Blues wrapped around my head
[Outro]
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| E G#m/D# | C#m E/B |
| E G#m/D# | C#m E/B |
| E G#m/D# | C#m E/B |
| A Bb(sus4) | A Bb(sus4) |
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(fade)