x----------------| ----------------| ----------------| -5----3----2----| repeat through verse -3----5----0----| -3----5----0----| "Where I am-" (only play it this way once; for this first time) -----------------| ---------3----3--| ---------4----4--| -3---5---3----3--| -3---3---5----5--| -----3-----------| "Where I am-" -----3---- ----------3-3-----------------| ---------3 -----------------3-3----3-3---| -5-------4 repeat, then: ---5-5--------4-------4-------| -3---5---3 -3------5-----3-------3-------| -0---3---5 -0------3-----5-------5-------| -----3---- --------3---------------------| Wear my badge, vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chest. Tells your new friends: I am a visitor here, I am not permanent. And the only thing keeping me dry is (where I am) ----------| ----------| ----------| -5--3--2--| repeat strumming the first two -3--5--0--| chords 8 times and the last one 16 -3--5--0--| You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex. A stranger with your door key explaining that I'm just visiting. I am finally seeing, well I was the one worth leaving. -8----8----3------| -5----8----3------| -7----9----4------| -5----12---3------| -8----10---5------| strum however feels natural -5----8----3------| - - - - 1 3 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 3 5 - (knock knock) - (snap snap) - (knock-snap-knock, whatever!) D.C. sleeps alone tonight -------------------------| ------------1------------| 00---0------0------------| 00---0------0------------| -2---3------0------------| 3------------------------| -------------------| -------------------| -------------------| 5--3---2-----------| repeat 3--5---0-----------| (strum faster) 3--5---0-----------| Melody part before final chorus: -8-8---------8-8---------------------------| -------------------------8-----8------5-3--| ------12-12-------12-12-----9-----9---5-4--| 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--5-3--| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10--5-5--| --------------------------8--8--8--8--3-3--| -8-8---------8-8--------------------------| -------------------------8-----8-------3--| ------12-12-------12-12-----9-----9----4--| 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12---3--| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10---5--| --------------------------8--8--8--8---3--| -8-8---------8-8---------------------------------------| -------------------------8-----8------5-3--5-3-5-3-5-3-| ------12-12-------12-12-----9-----9---5-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-| 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12--5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-| --------------------------8--8--8--8--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| It's hard to match the energy of the final chorus with just your acoustic guitar, but strumming it strongly while picking up the tempo some will help. -5---8---3--| -5---8---3--| -7---9---4--| 10--12---3--| -8--10---5--| -5---8---3--| This ending is different than the ending in the song but it sounds the same -5----8----7---7---7-| -5----8----8---8---8-| -7----9----7---7---7-| -10---12---9---9---9-| -8----10---10--10--7-| -5----8------------0-| repeat
