Verse
G# C# G# C# G#
At first I wasn’t sure but now I have no idea.
G# C# Fm D#
And it’s a feeling I ain’t never had that also feels familiar.
G# C# G#
And the present ain’t dead and the future’s got room for the living.
G# C# G# A#m D#
But I’m certain now for a long, long time ago.
[Chorus]
C# G#
And I don’t mind where I’m going, I just don’t like you so near.
D# Fm
Let me off at the corner I can walk from here.
C# G#
I was promised no surprises on this one day of the year.
D# Fm D#
But it comes as no surprise to me what brings you here again.
[Solo]
G# C# Fm D#
G# C# D#
[Verse 2]
G# C# Fm D#
We’re under attack and I’m going back to the country,
G# C# G# A#m D#
Where the neon signs of stars falling down.
G# C# Fm D#
And the president’s dead and the prison’s got room for forgiveness.
G# C# Cm A#m D#
But it’s over our heads and way past the point of a lie.
[Chorus]
C# G#
And I don’t mind where I’m going, I just don’t like you so near.
D# Fm
Let me off at the corner, I can walk from here.
C# G#
I was promised no surprises on this one day of the year.
D# Fm D#
So it comes as no surprise to me what brings you here again.
[Bridge]
G#
There’s a man in the street with a gun in his hand
C#
And he swears that he’s willing to kill.
G#
Right from the start, what a miserable part,
C# D#
And a secret disguised as a thrill.
G#
There’s a deal gone down, was it worth it?
A#m
Are things according to the way that you planned?
Cm G# C# D#
Are you forgetting that love is the tiniest glove that is worn in the palm of your hand?
[Outro]
G# C# Fm D