Slightly tricky one - you may need to play along to the record a few times before it sticks; those transpositions are hellish. (CAPO 1) A E Headlights cross my bedroom wall G D I don't want to sleep F A Restlessness and nervousness D E Are my constant friends A E I stayed in hoping you would call G D Every night last week F A Watching films on video D E Time and time again
C G Something strange is happening Bb F I believe the world G# C Is a book for which F G A happy ending has been found C G I dreamed I saw a city full Bb F Of monstrous little girls G# Bb Fifty metres tall they C G Crushed the buildings to the ground C G I heard they put a telescope Bb F In orbit round the earth G# C And with it saw an asteroid F G Rushing towards us D# Bb But I'm not scared, I live in hope C# G# For better or for worse B D# There must be light beyond the void G# Bb Yes, I know there must D# Bb Headlights cross my bedroom wall C# G# I can't bear to sleep B C# Ever since you called I've been D# Bb So happy I could weep D# Bb The sky tonight is full of stars C# G# Searchlights and balloons B D# The world is ending, here we are G# Bb Together in my room F# C# I'll be yours and you'll be mine E B At the end of history D F# Through the darkness we will shine B C#