Intro
F C F Am C
[Verse]
F
He takes another drink
C
Of what, who knows, no time to think
Bm Em
He'll wake up here tomorrow
Dm
Always alone
F
The letter next to him
C
Begins: "I miss you, Evelyn"
Bm Em
Then nothing more is written
Dm/A
This is no TV show
F/C
This is real and he knows
[Pre-Chorus]
G
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
F C
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
F C
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
[Verse]
F
Decisions he has made
C
The failures of a new decade
Bm Em
Inform his every movement
Dm Dm7
He has visions of atonement
F
The television says:
C Gadd4
"Beware, we're in our final days"
Bm Em
And a Blonde Canary Game Show
Dm
Fills up the screen
F/C
Oh Lord, she must be sixteen
[Pre-Chorus]
G
And the shadows from the window
Are casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
F C
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
F C Gadd4
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhh
[Bridge]
F
And believing he could
Am Dm
He painfully stood
F
Holding the frame
G
And launched his aging body into the rain
[Verse]
F
She couldn't take the facts
C
She just could not keep up the act
Bm Em
She goes about her business
Dm
She is never alone
F/C
And this is no TV show
[Pre-Chorus]
G
And the shadows from the window
Still casting shapes just like a puppet show
[Chorus]
F C
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
F Am C
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhhhh
F C
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh
F Am C
Once in the night, once in the night, ohhhh