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