The A in this is frequently played as Asus2
here's the bassline to the verse
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--------------4--------4------|
E|--5-5--0-5-5----5-5--0---7-5--|
Pre-Intro:
e|--5--5--7-----|
B|--7--7--9-----|
G|--7--7--9-----|
D|--7--7--9-----|
A|--5--5--7-----|
E|--X--5--X-----|
Aahhh...
A E
Hey! Hey! O o-oh o-oh (x4)
D A E A
Oh oh oh oh oh [3x]
Ohhhh...
(Zach doesn't usually play guitar during the verses but
live he sometimes plays along as: A A A E )
Walked from the subway down to the train
Brought your umbrellas so just in case it rains
Goodbye Chicago, I'll see you soon
Gone from November, I won't be back 'til June
You kept your secrets girl and I told you lies
No hiding places left for me to hide
We rode our bikes down to North McKinley Park
Carved our initials in the bark
Aahhh...
D A E A
Said you moved to town about a week ago
drove up fourteen hours from the north
Studied english literature but prefer f-f-foreign politics
So for now, you were going back and forth
made out of oak wood, and worn-out rail
the sign was hanging up by a rusted nail
Built in the winter of 1843
Pictures of men in denim shirts and worn-out jeans
D
But I just want to take a taxi out of the city before you fall asleep
E
far from the piles and piles of garbage piled up in the street
D
Ignore the bums in cardboard boxes asking for money
E
I've got to go, I've got to go
Aahhh...
Said you moved to town about a week ago
drove up fourteen hours from the north
Studied english literature but prefer foreign politics
So for now, you were going back and forth
D E
The story of an East Coast girl
C#m F#m
Warm in her winter coat waiting for the sun to finally go down
Oh she's wondering what happened to that California sunshine she used to know
She used to know
A E
Hey! Hey! O o-oh o-oh (x4)
