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