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