Standard Tuning EADGBe
Intro: A (for dozens of measures)
Verse 1:
E
That's how it starts
A
We go back to your house
E
We check the charts
A
And start to figure it out
E
And if it's crowded, all the better
A
Because we know we're gonna be up late
E
But if you're worried about the weather
A
Then you picked the wrong place to stay
E
That's how it starts.......
Verse 2:
E
And so it starts
A
You switch the engine on
E
We set controls for the heart of the sun
A
one of the ways we show our age
E
And if the sun comes up, if the sun comes up, if the sun comes up
A
And I still don't wanna stagger home
E
Then it's the memory of our betters
A
That are keeping us on our feet
Chorus 1:
E
You spent the first 5 years trying to get with the plan
A
And the next 5 years trying to be with your friends again
E
You're talking 45 turns just as fast as you can
A
Teah, I know it gets tired, but it's better when we pretend
Verse 3:
E
It comes apart
A
The way it does in bad films
E
Except in parts
A
When the moral kicks in
E
Though when we're running out of the drugs
A
And the conversation's winding away
E
I wouldn't trade one stupid decision
A
For another five years of lies
Chorus 2:
E
Oh, you drop the first 10 years just as fast as you can
A
And the next ten people who are trying to be polite
E
When you're blowing 85 days in the middle of France
A
Yeah, I know it gets tired only where are your friends tonight?
Verse 4:
E
And to tell the truth
A
Oh, this could be the last time
E
So here we go
A
Like a sales force into the night
E
And if I made a fool, if I made a fool, if I made a fool
A
on the road, there's always this
E
And if I'm sewn into submission
A
I can still come home to this
Chorus 3:
E
And with a face like a dad and a laughable stand
A
You can sleep on the plane or review what you said
E
When you're drunk and the kids leave impossible tasks
A
You think over and over, "hey, I'm finally dead."
Chorus 4:
E
Oh, if the trip and the plan come apart in your hand
A
You look contorted on yourself your ridiculous prop
E
You forgot what you meant when you read what you said
A
And you always knew you were tired, but then where are your friends tonight?
Outro:
E
Where are your friends tonight?
A
Where are your friends tonight?
A
If I could see all my friends tonight
If I could see all my friends tonight
E
If I could see all my friends tonight
If I could see all my friends tonight
(end)
