Intro
A D
A D
[Verse 1]
A D
Where did you leave your baby
A
Bleeding in her bed
D
Her ghost has come to stay
B D
Oh, you can try, you can't chase her away
A D
. . . In the bar we sit like blackbirds
A
With our broken wings
D
Like clocks without their springs
B D
Just like time doesn't mean anything
[Chorus]
A G D
Won't you tell me
E A G D
Which way to the top? Aaaaah
E F#m
You know that I can't stay
E B7
Down here
A D
Yea - e - aaah
A D B7 D B7
Yea - e - aaah
[Verse 2]
A D A
We used to ride around in a broken down old car
D
But now I'm changing trains
B D
Oh, and I'll hit all the notes in between
A D
. . . Mom and Dad are fast asleep now
A
But I'll be wide awake
D
E surfer in the break
B D
Oh, just waiting for the perfect wave
And a place in the shade
[Chorus]
A G D
Won't you tell me
E A G D
Which way to the top? Aaaah
E F#m
You know that I can't stay
A/E B
Down here
[Bridge]
D A
You better . . get it now
C#
While the getting's good (while the getting's goood)
D A B7
. . Get it now while it's happening (while it's happening to you)
D A
You better . . get it now
C#
While the getting's good (while the getting's good)
D A B
. . Get it now while it's happening (while it's happening to you)
D
(oh yeah)(oh yeah)
[Chorus]
A G D
Won't you tell me
E A G D
Which way to the top? Aaaah
A/E F#m
You know that I can't stay
E B7
Down here
[Chorus]
A G D
Won't you tell me
E A G D
Which way to the top? Aaaah
E F#m
You know that I can't stay
E B
Down here
[Outro]
D A D