[Intro]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Bb/F Gm
C7sus2
[Verse 1]
Bbadd11/Eb Bb/F
I went with you up to
Gm
The place you grew up in
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
We spent a week in the cold
Bb/F
Just long enough to
Gm
"Walden" it with you
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Any longer, it would have got old
Bb/F
Singing "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died
Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
But nothing's changed, L.A.'s all right
Bb/F Gm
Sleeping in my bed again, and getting in my head
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
And then walk around the reservoir
[Chorus]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
You, you must havebeen looking for me
Bb/F Gm
Sending smoke signals
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Pelicans circling
Gm Bb/F Bbadd11/Eb
Burning trash out on the beach
[Bridge]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
[Verse 2]
Bb/F
One of your eyes is
Gm
Always halfshut
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Something happened when you were a kid
Bb/F
I didn't know you then
Gm
And I'll never understand
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Why it feels like I did
Bb/F Gm
"How Soon Is Now" in an eighty's sedan
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
You slept inside of it because your dad
Bb/F Gm
Lived in a campground in the back of a van
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
You said that song will creep you out until you're dead
[Chorus]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
And you, you must havebeen looking for me
Bb/F Gm
Sending smoke signals
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Pelicans circling
Gm Bb/F Bbadd11/Eb
Burning trash out on the beach
[Bridge]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
[Verse 3]
Bb/F
I want to live at
Gm
The Holiday Inn
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Where somebody else makes the bed
Bb/F
We'll watch TV while
Gm
The lights on the street
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Put all the stars to death
Bb/F
It's been on my mind since Bowie died
Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Just checking out to hide from life
Bb/F Gm
And all of our problems, I'm gonna solve 'em
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
With you riding shotgun, speeding, 'cause fuck the cops
[Chorus]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
You, you must havebeen looking for me
Bb/F Gm
Sending smoke signals
C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Pelicans circling
Gm Bb/F Bbadd11/Eb
Burning trash out on the beach
[Bridge]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb Bb/F
I buried a hatchet
[Verse 4]
Gm
It's coming up lavender
C7sus2
The future's unwritten
Bbadd11/Eb
The past is a corridor
Bb/F Gm
I'm at the exit looking back through the hall
C7sus2
You are anonymous
Bbadd11/Eb
I am a concrete wall
[Outro (Fade Out)]
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
Bb/F Gm C7sus2 Bbadd11/Eb
I went with you up to
The place you grew up in
We spent a week in the cold
Just long enough to
"Walden" it with you
Any longer, it would have got old
Singing "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died
But nothing's changed, L.A.'s all right
Sleeping in my bed again, and getting in my head
And then walk around the reservoir
You, you must have been looking for me
Sending smoke signals
Pelicans circling
Burning trash out on the beach
One of your eyes is
Always half-shut
Something happened when you were a kid
I didn't know you then
And I'll never understand
Why it feels like I did
"How Soon Is Now" in an '80s sedan
You slept inside of it because your dad
Lived in a campground in the back of a van
You said that song will creep you out until you're dead
And you must have been looking for me
Sending smoke signals
Pelicans circling
Burning trash out on the beach
I want to live at
The Holiday Inn
Where somebody else makes the bed
We'll watch TV while
The lights on the street
Put all the stars to death
It's been on my mind since Bowie died
Just checking out to hide from life
And all of our problems, I'm gonna solve 'em
With you riding shot-gun, speeding, 'cause fuck the cops
And you, you must have been looking for me
Sending smoke signals
Pelicans circling
Burning trash out on the beach
I buried a hatchet
It's coming up lavender
The future's unwritten
The past is a corridor
I'm at the exit looking back through the hall
You are anonymous
I am a concrete wall
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