Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Intermediate
Chorus:
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
Baby, there was nowhere you could run
E MajorE BB
Nothing you could do
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
She knew better, sold your old sweater
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Lucy shone a light on you
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Oh, Lucy shone a light on you
Verse 1:
E MajorE
Lucy'??s ex has a facial scar in the shape of a crescent moon
C# minorC#m
And he'd sit on his own on a stool by the bar and waste away his afternoon
E MajorE
When her career finally got in gear and the money started rolling in
C# minorC#m
Lucy knew that time was due for him to hassle her again
Pre-Chorus:
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
You'??ve got to hand it to him this time
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Always thinking about the pound signs
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Digging for another goldmine
Chorus:
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
Baby, there was nowhere you could run
E MajorE BB
Nothing you could do
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
She knew better, sold your old sweater
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Lucy shone a light on you
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
Oh, Lucy shone a light on you
Verse 2:
E MajorE
Lucy sighed and threw her buzzing phone on to the bed
C# minorC#m
Just like clockwork, he was back and interfering with her head
E MajorE
Haunting her with compliments, acting like nothing'??s changed
C# minorC#m
But she's hung new posters on her walls
And now the dog don'??t remember his name
Pre-Chorus:
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
You'??ve got to hand it to him this time
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Always thinking about the pound signs
BB C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Digging for another goldmine
Solo 1:
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
E MajorE C# minorC#m A augmentedA BB
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
C# minorC#m BB E MajorE F#F#
E MajorE
Bridge 1:
C# minorC#m BB
She dug out an old story
E MajorE F#F#
Called 'The Void Behind Your Eyes'
E MajorE
"I need another point of view
BB E MajorE
So call me when you'??ve read this through"
Instrumental:
E MajorE F#F# A augmentedA BB
Bridge 2:
E MajorE
He was a mediocre fella
F#F#
And she was sitting on a hit sci-fi best seller
A augmentedA
A majorA terrible tale of cosmic dread
BB
Worse than the darkest thoughts inside his head
E MajorE
He was a coward, he was a coward,
F#F#
He was selfish, cheap and mean
A augmentedA
When he read the words inside
BB
Something deep within him died
A augmentedA
Yeah he glazed over at the eyes,
BB
And manic laughter filled his mind
Solo 2:
E MajorE F#F# A augmentedA BB
E MajorE F#F# A augmentedA BB
Outro:
E MajorE F#F# C# minorC#m
Don't waste your time (don't waste your time)
A augmentedA
Your time on me (your time on me)
E MajorE F#F# C# minorC#m A augmentedA
Cause it's clear that I'm not your ideal company
E MajorE F#F# C# minorC#m
Don't waste your time (don't waste your time)
A augmentedA
Your time on me (your time on me)
E MajorE F#F# C# minorC#m A augmentedA E MajorE
Cause it's clear that I'm not your ideal company