Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Difficulty: Intermediate
To match with intro strum pattern:
E x4 A x2 B x4 C#m x1 C# x3 B x1 A x6
Intro:
E A B C#m C# B A (x4)
Verse 1:
E A B C#m C# B
My dream girl don't exist
A E A B C#m C# B
At the age of five she slit her wrist
A B E A B C#m C# B
She didn't know that I'd be hangin around
A E A B C#m C# B
So her parents buried her in the ground
A E A B
And this day I can still hear the sound
C#m B A E A B C#m C# B
Of her life in outerspace
Verse 2:
A E A B C#m C# B
My dream girl don't exist
A E A B C#m C# B
It's just you and I and this TV
A E A B C#m C# B
And this illness seems to feel so strange
A E A B C#m C# B
Like a henchman that's about to hang
A E A B
The moon up like a ball and chain
C#m B A E A B C#m C# B
And set its sands ablaaaaaaaaaaaze
Chorus:
E B
And the weight is waiting ah
E A B
Feel the world so real and strong
E B C#m
Verse 3:
A E A B C#m C# B
My dream girl don't exist
A E A B C#m C# B
Just a photograph in a history book
A E A B C#m C# B
And I believe she had a voice and name
A E A B C#m C# B
Three children on the coast of Maine
A E A B
Her life was in a hurricane
C#m B A E A B C#m C# B
Of love and real embrace
Verse 4:
A E A B C#m C# B
My dream girl don't exist
A E A B C#m C# B
And at the age of five she slit her wrist
A E A B C#m C# B
She didn't know that I'd be hangin around
A E A B C#m C# B
So one day she took a stroll to town
A E A B
And walked in front of a Greyhound bound
C#m B A E A B C#m C# B
For New York Central staaaaaaaaate
Chorus:
E B
And the weight is waiting ah
E B
And the weight is waiting ah
E A B
Feel the world so real and strong
B E
She goes and now she knows she'll never be afraid