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