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