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