Intro
G D G Bm D
[Verse]
G
He takes another drink
D
Of what, who knows, no time to think
C#m F#m
He'll wake up here tomorrow
Em
Always alone
G
The letter next to him
D
Begins: "I miss you, Evelyn"
C#m F#m
Then nothing more is written
Em/B
This is no TV show
G/D
This is real and he knows
[Pre-Chorus]
A
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
G D
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
G D
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
[Verse]
G
Decisions he has made
D
The failures of a new decade
C#m F#m
Inform his every movement
Em Em7
He has visions of atonement
G
The television says:
D Gadd4
"Beware, we're in our final days"
C#m F#m
And a Blonde Canary Game Show
Em
Fills up the screen
G/D
Oh Lord, she must be sixteen
[Pre-Chorus]
A
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
G D
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
G D Gadd4
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
[Bridge]
G
And believing he could
Bm Em
He painfully stood
G
Holding the frame
A
And launched his aging body into the rain
[Verse]
G
She couldn't take the facts
D
She just could not keep up the act
C#m F#m
She goes about her business
Em
She is never alone
G/D
And this is no TV show
[Pre-Chorus]
A
And the shadows from the window
Still casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
G D
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
G Bm D
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhhhh
G D
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
G Bm D
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh