Intro
A# F A# Dm F
[Verse]
A#
He takes another drink
F
Of what, who knows, no time to think
Em Am
He'll wake up here tomorrow
Gm
Always alone
A#
The letter next to him
F
Begins: "I miss you, Evelyn"
Em Am
Then nothing more is written
Gm/D
This is no TV show
A#/F
This is real and he knows
[Pre-Chorus]
C
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
A# F
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
A# F
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
[Verse]
A#
Decisions he has made
F
The failures of a new decade
Em Am
Inform his every movement
Gm Gm7
He has visions of atonement
A#
The television says:
F Gadd4
"Beware, we're in our final days"
Em Am
And a Blonde Canary Game Show
Gm
Fills up the screen
A#/F
Oh Lord, she must be sixteen
[Pre-Chorus]
C
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
A# F
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
A# F Gadd4
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
[Bridge]
A#
And believing he could
Dm Gm
He painfully stood
A#
Holding the frame
C
And launched his aging body into the rain
[Verse]
A#
She couldn't take the facts
F
She just could not keep up the act
Em Am
She goes about her business
Gm
She is never alone
A#/F
And this is no TV show
[Pre-Chorus]
C
And the shadows from the window
Still casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
A# F
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
A# Dm F
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhhhh
A# F
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
A# Dm F
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh