Intro
A E A C#m E
[Verse]
A
He takes another drink
E
Of what, who knows, no time to think
D#m G#m
He'll wake up here tomorrow
F#m
Always alone
A
The letter next to him
E
Begins: "I miss you, Evelyn"
D#m G#m
Then nothing more is written
F#m/C#
This is no TV show
A/E
This is real and he knows
[Pre-Chorus]
B
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
A E
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
A E
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
[Verse]
A
Decisions he has made
E
The failures of a new decade
D#m G#m
Inform his every movement
F#m F#m7
He has visions of atonement
A
The television says:
E Gadd4
"Beware, we're in our final days"
D#m G#m
And a Blonde Canary Game Show
F#m
Fills up the screen
A/E
Oh Lord, she must be sixteen
[Pre-Chorus]
B
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
A E
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
A E Gadd4
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
[Bridge]
A
And believing he could
C#m F#m
He painfully stood
A
Holding the frame
B
And launched his aging body into the rain
[Verse]
A
She couldn't take the facts
E
She just could not keep up the act
D#m G#m
She goes about her business
F#m
She is never alone
A/E
And this is no TV show
[Pre-Chorus]
B
And the shadows from the window
Still casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
A E
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
A C#m E
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhhhh
A E
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
A C#m E
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh