My version by ear.
Capo 2
G#
After the breakup,
D#
I really thought we'd make up.
Fm
Give her a little time, I'd be on her mind
C#
And suddenly she'd wake up.
G#
But today if you listen,
D#
Softly off in the distance,
Fm
Somewhere 'cross town, you can hear the sound
C#
Of wedding bells ringing.
C#
And there's bird seed on the concrete,
G# D#
And she's waving goodbye
C#
And they're driving away
G# D# C#
And everybody cheerin' them on as the taillights fade
G# D#
Yeah she's really gone,
C# D# D#7
I thought someday that would be me
G# D#
But now she's driving away in that limousine
C#
And I'm holdin' on
D# G#
Like a tin can on a string.
G#
Somewhere in my mind,
D#
I'm the one by her side.
Fm
In that backseat, talkin' 'bout the beach
C#
And that honeymoon flight.
G#
I'd play the whole thing out,
D#
From the kids to the house,
Fm C#
To the future that we always dreamed about.
C#
But there's bird seed on the concrete,
G# D#
And back here in reality
C#
She's driving away
G# D# C#
And everybody cheerin' them on as the taillights fade
G# D#
Yeah she's really gone,
C# D# D#7
I thought someday that would be me
G# D#
But now she's driving away in that limousine
C#
And I'm holdin' on
D# G#
Like a tin can on a string.
G# C# D# G#
C# D# D#7
I thought someday that would be me
G# D#
But now she's driving away in that limousine
Fm C#
And I'm not ready to let go of everything
G# D#
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
*Short Pause*
G#
Like a tin can on a string.
*Play The Ending Off However You Want*