Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Verse 1:
Am D
It's how the story goes (It's how the story goes)
G Em
Down in Mexico (Down in Mexico)
Am D
Not that long ago (Not that long ago)
G Em
We were all alone (We were all alone)
Am D
And as my blood is filled with drinks (Blood is filled with drinks)
G Em
I'm wondering if you could be the one spending all my days
Am D
Now my head is filled with dreams (Head is filled with dreams)
G Em
But yours are only past 17 and our time is overstayed
Chorus:
Am
Oh, no, away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
Am
Oh, no, away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
N.C.
Oh, oh no (No, no)
Oh, yeah
Verse 2:
Am D
Yeah, the water's cold (Yeah, the water's cold, mm)
G Em
But her body's warm (But her body's warm)
Am D
But see, I told her no (See, I told her no)
G Em
But she's been here before (She took off her clothes)
Am D
And as we're dancing on the beach (Dancing on the beach)
G Em
I'm wondering if you could be the one spending all my days
Am D
We pretend these stupid things (Pretend these stupid things)
G Em
'Cause we just want to feel love and leave but our high is bound to fade
Chorus:
Am
Oh, no, away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
Am
Oh, no, away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
Bridge:
Am
Oh, I think it's time I told her
D
These words about her
G
She knew from the first verse
Em
The memories in Cabo
Am
Away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
Verse 3:
Am** D**
Baby, can I kick it with you (With you)
G** Em**
Again sometime? (Want to kick it with you)
Am** D**
We'll go back to that place, me and you
G** Em**
We'll dance all night
Am* D*
With my memories you sleep (Memories you sleep)
G Em
It's hard to picture your face now that I'm drifting out to sea
Chorus:
Am
Oh, no, away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
Am
Oh, no, away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
Am
Oh, oh, I think it's time I told her
D
That these words about her
G
She knew from the first verse
Em
The memories in Cabo
Am
Away she goes
D
The way she knows
G
She's leaving me in afterglow
Em
In afterglow
Outro:
N.C.
In the afterglow
In the afterglow, woah
In afterglow
Woah, woah, woah
* = Strum once **= Strum twice