My version by ear.
Capo 2
C
After the breakup,
G
I really thought we'd make up.
Am
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,
Am
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 G7
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.
Am
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,
Am 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 G7
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 G7
I thought someday that would be me
C G
But now she's driving away in that limousine
Am 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*