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Intro
C F C F
Verse 1
C Em F
They're turning your house into a parking lot
C Em F
One more outfitter store that only the tourists want
C Em F
In the corner of town that just you and time forgot
C Em F
I sit where your couch was, say, "Go ahead and call the cops"
Pre-Chorus
C Em F
Feeding the flightless birds on the pier.
C Em F Em
Hoping you might return to the fog 'round here
Chorus
Am C
But I look out
F G
At the wreckage of you
Am C
For as long as there's light
F Em
For as long as you last.
Am C
I curse 'em all out
F G
When they **** up your story
Am C F EmC EmF
I tell it the way that you told me.
Verse 2
C Em F
You were born with a face made for a missing sign
C Em F
But you had something misplaced that you'd spend your life tryna
find
C Em F
I still hear your name from some of the local guys
C Em F Em
Said they always placed you for the leaving type
Chorus
Am C
But I look out
F G
At the wreckage of you
Am C
For as long as there's light
F Em
For as long as you last.
Am C
I curse 'em all out
F G
When they **** up your story
Am C F Em
I tell it the way that you told me.
Outro
Am C
I comb the lighthouse
F G
And hope you're there in the morning
Am C
Burnin' your boat
F Em Am C F G
Back to the ocean
Am C F Em
Am C F Am
C F Em
Am C F Am
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Published: April 28, 2026
Last Updated: April 28, 2026