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Key: G
Verse 1:
G D
As David turned the dial
G C
His smiling king smiled
G D
And as David turned away
G C
The king said, "Please stay"
G D
The king said, "David, after tonight,
G C
"There'll be nothing left to say"
G D7 C D
But I don't say anything
G/B C G/B C
I don't say anything
G D C G/B D/A G
I don't say anything when my heart breaks
Verse 2:
G D
David is an idiot
G C
But even he knows the way home
G D G C
Even idiots like David often lie awake all alone
G D/A G/B C
And I know darkness often falls where David often goes
G D7 C D
But I'm not going anywhere
G/B C G/B C
I'm not going anywhere
G D C G/B D/A G
I'm not going anywhere when your horn blows
Verse 3:
G D G C
David looked down and he stumbled around
G D G C
And David looked at me but he stumbled over to you
G D
And you stumbled to that open window
G C
The same one David fell throigh
G D7 C D
And I don't tell anyone
G/B C G/B C
I don't tell anyone
G D C G/B D/A G
I don't tell anyone where it is I go stumbling to
Verse 4:
G D G C
Sam asked me, "Why goes your love so high,"
G D
"And goes mine so low "
G C7
I said, "Sam, I don't know"
G D G C
"Why my love goes towards David or anybody anyway"
G D7 C D
And I don't like anything
G/B C G/B C
I don't like anything
G D C G/B D/A G
I don't like anything in the first place
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G D G C7 G
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Published: March 1, 2026
Last Updated: March 1, 2026