Intro
Em D C G D/F# x3
[Verse 1]
Em D
Oh, we met on a summer night
C G D/F#
On a park bench in my hometown on the 4th of July
Em D
I played you that '73 Springsteen song
C G D/F#
I'd been staring at the stars with my lonely angel all night long
Em D
And you played these six strings like they were part of my soul
C G D/F#
On from then it was all about guitars and getting stoned
Em D
We watched those church bell blues go up in smoke
C G D/F#
Just rolling along when the good times rolled
[Chorus]
Em D C G D/F#
We were gonna meet in that town by the sea
Em D C G D/F#
There was a promise of salvation, its echoes reaching out into our dreams
C D
There was wine on our lips and there was smoke on our breath
Em D/F# C/G
Brought down my guards just to let you in
C D
We were like lovers in those songs, who'd have thought that's what we'd become
Em D/F# C/G
When we had dreams and songs to sing
G D/F# C/G
we had everything
[Verse 2]
Em D
The night sky became a solitude
C G D/F#
As I watched the beat of those big engines side by side with you
Em D
You told me some of your stories and I told you some of mine
C G D/F#
And I found that harmony somewhere in your longing eyes
Em D
Countless cups of coffee, countless cigarettes
C G D/F#
Countless days and nights and smiles I swore not to forget
Em D
Countless times we fucked the law and then fucked some more
C G D/F#
Countless times I cursed the distance to the one to come back for
[Chorus]
Em D C G D/F#
We were gonna meet in that town by the sea
Em D C G D/F#
There was a promise of salvation, its echoes reaching out into our dreams
C D
There was whiskey on our lips and there was smoke on our breath
Em D/F# C/G
Brought down my guards just to let you in
C D
We were like lovers in those songs, so sure that that's what we'd become
Em D/F# C/G
When we had dreams and songs to sing
G D/F# C/G
we had everything
[Guitar Solo]
Em D C G D/F# x4
[Verse 3]
Em D
You held me close on New Year's Eve
C G D/F#
Those shooting stars granted me my wish for you to save me
Em D
You kept my head spinning and you made my heart sing
C G D/F#
Singing 'Hey there, lonely angel, where have you been?'
Em D
I took you to that bar where my lost harmonies roam
C G D/F#
And I played you all these songs so I wouldn't have to spend the night alone
Em D
Come morning the winter air was filled with snow
C G D/F#
Kissed you a thousand times goodbye and still it broke my heart to go
[Chorus]
Em D C G D/F#
We were gonna meet in that town by the sea
Em D C G D/F#
There was a promise of salvation, its echoes reaching out into our dreams
C D
There was smoke on our lips and we were out of breath
Em D/F# C/G
Brought down my guards just to let you in
C D
We were like lovers in those songs, but that was all we would become
Em D/F# C/G
When we had dreams and songs to sing
G D/F# C/G
Once we had everything