Intro: A Asus4 A Dsus2 A Dsus2 Verse: A Dsus2 A I was trying to swim through an ocean of rain C#m D I was hoping to see California again E Dsus2 C#m All these memories run through me like blood in my veins Bm C#m D In the quiet that covers the night like a blanket, I dream
Verse: A Dsus2 A I see mountains that stretch from Manhattan to Mars C#m D And I followed my comet down out of these stars E Dsus2 C#m Once more, crossing America west in my car Bm C#m D I am friendless, endlessly resentful, bereft, and I've been D E Trying to be what you need Chrous: A D I may carve out this sentence on the white of my bones A D And I could squeeze me a river right out of this stone A D I may leave you a lot, but I won't leave you alone Bm 'Cause these words are the essence of me D A D A D I send 'em with love, from A to Z Verse: A Dsus2 A Colorado collapses and Kansas secedes C#m D From the dreaming of millions who want to believe E Dsus2 C#m In the junk that they wished for, but never received Bm C#m D All the gifts of a Christmas returning to sender unseen D E I guess they aren't what you need Chrous: A D I may carve out this sentence on the white of my bones A D And I could squeeze me a river right out of this stone A D I may leave you a lot, but I won't leave you alone Bm What you see is just pieces of me D But I send 'em with love, from A to Z Break: A7 D A D A D A D Verse: A Dsus2 A So we left for the coast, and I wrote down this line C#m D So I'll stay in your thoughts when I'm out of my mind E Dsus2 C#m Curtis, blow me your trumpet, Chris, show me a sign Bm C#m D Full of hope for the fatherless children, now fathering children unseen Verse: A Dsus2 A If you come for the memories, I'll leave you this song C#m D Sing it all your tomorrows, forever and ever, and on E Dsus2 C#m If the meaning escapes you, the melody will roll on Curtis, blow me your trumpet, Chris, show me a sign Bm C#m In the ember glow of one British cigarette Bm C#m And the downpour that cannot extinguish it Bm C#m D I'd run headlong into the darkness, if that's what you need D E Because you were everything I needed Chrous: A D I may carve out this sentence on the white of my bones A D And I could squeeze me a river right out of this stone A D I may leave you a lot, but I won't leave you alone Bm If I could be who I wanted to be D A D A D I send it with love, from A to Z Chrous: A D I may carve out this sentence on the white of my bones A D And I could squeeze me a river right out of this stone A D I may leave you again, but I won't leave you alone Bm If this dream is a memory retrieve D I send 'em with love, from A to Z Outro: A D A D A E D A D A
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