My version by ear.
Capo 2
E
After the breakup,
B
I really thought we'd make up.
C#m
Give her a little time, I'd be on her mind
A
And suddenly she'd wake up.
E
But today if you listen,
B
Softly off in the distance,
C#m
Somewhere 'cross town, you can hear the sound
A
Of wedding bells ringing.
A
And there's bird seed on the concrete,
E B
And she's waving goodbye
A
And they're driving away
E B A
And everybody cheerin' them on as the taillights fade
E B
Yeah she's really gone,
A B B7
I thought someday that would be me
E B
But now she's driving away in that limousine
A
And I'm holdin' on
B E
Like a tin can on a string.
E
Somewhere in my mind,
B
I'm the one by her side.
C#m
In that backseat, talkin' 'bout the beach
A
And that honeymoon flight.
E
I'd play the whole thing out,
B
From the kids to the house,
C#m A
To the future that we always dreamed about.
A
But there's bird seed on the concrete,
E B
And back here in reality
A
She's driving away
E B A
And everybody cheerin' them on as the taillights fade
E B
Yeah she's really gone,
A B B7
I thought someday that would be me
E B
But now she's driving away in that limousine
A
And I'm holdin' on
B E
Like a tin can on a string.
E A B E
A B B7
I thought someday that would be me
E B
But now she's driving away in that limousine
C#m A
And I'm not ready to let go of everything
E B
So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on
*Short Pause*
E
Like a tin can on a string.
*Play The Ending Off However You Want*