Intro
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[Verse 1]
E A
Where did you leave your baby
E
Bleeding in her bed
A
Her ghost has come to stay
F# A
Oh, you can try, you can't chase her away
E A
. . . In the bar we sit like blackbirds
E
With our broken wings
A
Like clocks without their springs
F# A
Just like time doesn't mean anything
[Chorus]
E D A
Won't you tell me
B E D A
Which way to the top? Aaaaah
B C#m
You know that I can't stay
B F#7
Down here
E A
Yea - e - aaah
E A F#7 A F#7
Yea - e - aaah
[Verse 2]
E A E
We used to ride around in a broken down old car
A
But now I'm changing trains
F# A
Oh, and I'll hit all the notes in between
E A
. . . Mom and Dad are fast asleep now
E
But I'll be wide awake
A
B surfer in the break
F# A
Oh, just waiting for the perfect wave
And a place in the shade
[Chorus]
E D A
Won't you tell me
B E D A
Which way to the top? Aaaah
B C#m
You know that I can't stay
E/B F#
Down here
[Bridge]
A E
You better . . get it now
G#
While the getting's good (while the getting's goood)
A E F#7
. . Get it now while it's happening (while it's happening to you)
A E
You better . . get it now
G#
While the getting's good (while the getting's good)
A E F#
. . Get it now while it's happening (while it's happening to you)
A
(oh yeah)(oh yeah)
[Chorus]
E D A
Won't you tell me
B E D A
Which way to the top? Aaaah
E/B C#m
You know that I can't stay
B F#7
Down here
[Chorus]
E D A
Won't you tell me
B E D A
Which way to the top? Aaaah
B C#m
You know that I can't stay
B F#
Down here
[Outro]
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