Intro (As in most New Order songs, the bass line is important here).
F/G C/G
F/G C/G
F Am F Cmaj7
F Am F G
Verse 1
F
Maybe I've forgotten
Bb
The name and the address
F
Of everyone I've ever known,
Bb
It's nothing I regret
Dm Am
Save it for another day
Bb
It's the school exam
C
The kids have run away
Chorus 1
F/G
I would like a place I can call my own
C/G
Have a conversation on the telephone
F/G
Wake up everyday, that would be a start
C/G
I would not complain 'bout my wounded heart
F Am
I was upset, you see
F Cmaj7
Almost all the time
F Am
You used to be a stranger
F G
Now you are mine
Verse 2
F
I wouldn't even trust you
Bb
I've not that much to give
F
We're dealing in the limits, and
Bb
We don't know who with
Dm Am
You may think that I'm out of hand
Bb
That I'm naive, I'll understand
C Am
On this occasion, it's not true
Bb C
Look at me, I'm not you
Chorus 2
F/G
I would like a place I can call my own
C/G
Have a conversation on the telephone
F/G
Wake up everyday, that would be a start
C/G
I would not complain 'bout my wounded heart
F Am
I was a short fuse
F Cmaj7
Burning all the time
F Am
You were a complete stranger
F G C
Now you are mine
Solo
F Bb F Bb Dm Am Bb C
Chorus 3
F/G
I would like a place I can call my own
C/G
Have a conversation on the telephone
F/G
Wake up everyday, that would be a start
C/G Am
I would not complain 'bout my wounded heart
Am C
Just wait 'till tomorrow
F
I guess that's what they all say
C
Just before they fall apart...
Outro
F Am F C
F Am F C
F Am F C
C
