Standard Tuning EADGBe
Intro: D#
Verse 1:
D# Cm G# D#
They heard me singin and they told me to stop, quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock
D# Cm G# D#
These days my life, I feel it has no purpose, but late at night the feelings swim to the surface
D# Cm G# D#
Cause on the surface the city lights shine, they're calling at me, come and find your kind
D# Cm G# D#
Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small, that we can never get away from the sprawl
Chorus 1:
G# D# G# D# G# D#
Living in the sprawl, dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
Cm G# D#
And there's no end in sight....I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights!
Verse 2:
D# Cm G# D#
We rode our bikes to the nearest park, sat under the swings and kissed in the dark
D# Cm G# D#
We shield our eyes from the police lights, we run away, but we don't know why
D# Cm G# D#
On the black river, the city lights shine, they're screaming at us, we don't need your kind
D# Cm G# D#
Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small, that we can never get away from the sprawl
Chorus 2:
G# D# G# D# G# D#
Living in the sprawl, dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
Cm G# D#
And there's no end in sight....I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights!
Verse 3:
D# Cm G# D#
They heard me singin and they told me to stop, quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock
D# Cm G# D#
Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small, can we ever get away from the sprawl?
Chorus 3:
G# D# G# D# G# D#
Living in the sprawl, dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains
Cm G# D#
And there's no end in sight....I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights!
(end)
