My version by ear.
Capo 2
F
After the breakup,
C
I really thought we'd make up.
Dm
Give her a little time, I'd be on her mind
A#
And suddenly she'd wake up.
F
But today if you listen,
C
Softly off in the distance,
Dm
Somewhere 'cross town, you can hear the sound
A#
Of wedding bells ringing.
A#
And there's bird seed on the concrete,
F C
And she's waving goodbye
A#
And they're driving away
F C A#
And everybody cheerin' them on as the taillights fade
F C
Yeah she's really gone,
A# C C7
I thought someday that would be me
F C
But now she's driving away in that limousine
A#
And I'm holdin' on
C F
Like a tin can on a string.
F
Somewhere in my mind,
C
I'm the one by her side.
Dm
In that backseat, talkin' 'bout the beach
A#
And that honeymoon flight.
F
I'd play the whole thing out,
C
From the kids to the house,
Dm A#
To the future that we always dreamed about.
A#
But there's bird seed on the concrete,
F C
And back here in reality
A#
She's driving away
F C A#
And everybody cheerin' them on as the taillights fade
F C
Yeah she's really gone,
A# C C7
I thought someday that would be me
F C
But now she's driving away in that limousine
A#
And I'm holdin' on
C F
Like a tin can on a string.
F A# C F
A# C C7
I thought someday that would be me
F C
But now she's driving away in that limousine
Dm A#
And I'm not ready to let go of everything
F C
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
*Short Pause*
F
Like a tin can on a string.
*Play The Ending Off However You Want*