Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC
Gon' stay in, no need to see some cover charge dive tonight
C majorC
Gonna listen to a record
G+G
Gonna wake up feelin' right
C majorC
Then the telephone rings and it's on with some jeans
C majorC
A augmentedA couple friends for a drink or two
A minorAm G+G
Said you weren't going out tonight
C majorC
And then you do
C majorC
You show up late, it's already loud
C majorC
Dart boards and dollar beer
C majorC
Laugh at some jokes and step through the crowd
G+G
And she's shinin' like a souvenir
C majorC
The perfect shade of hazel eyes
C majorC
Out of your league, it's true
FF G+G C majorC
Never think you'll get her to dance and then you do
Chorus:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You hold out, you hang on
FF
You rush in, get it all wrong
G+G
Then you break up and go back to
G+G
Who you were when lonely's all you knew
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You get numbers, you get names
FF
Get banged up from all love's games
G+G
Swear you're done falling for someone new
C majorC
You think you won't but then you do
Verse 2:
C majorC
You wait a few nights before you call
C majorC
You're playin' your cards close
C majorC
The "hello" turns into a laugh
G+G
Six months, the next thing you know
C majorC
It's whiskeys with her brother
C majorC
Making space in a one bedroom
FF G+G C majorC
Never thought you'd find forever, and then you do
Chorus:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You hold out, you hang on
FF
You rush in, get it all wrong
G+G
Then you break up and go back to
G+G
Who you were when lonely's all you knew
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You get numbers, you get names
FF
Get banged up from all love's games
G+G
Swear you're done falling for someone new
A minorAm
You think you won't but then you do
Bridge:
A minorAm G+G
Then straight out of the blue
FF
When you least expect her to
G+G
She says "Goodbye" and rips your world in two
Chorus:
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You hold out, you hang on
FF
You rush in, get it all wrong
G+G
Then you break up and go back to
G+G
Who you were when lonely's all you knew
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You get numbers, you get names
FF
Get banged up from all love's games
G+G
Swear you're done falling for someone new
C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
You think you won't but then you do
Outro:
FF G+G
Oh yeah, you do
C majorC
Mm, mm