Intro: C G C Dm
C G
at dusk, the stars feel awkward.
Dm F
they're so hesitant to shine.
C G
and late at night when we're all tired and sleeping,
Bb F
they light the world that we leave behind.
C G
and lately i've been chasing comets
Bb F
in a spaceship on TV.
C G
while you go out at night you get piss drunk and comment
Bb F
on how much you mean to me.
Dm Em Am
and there's something i wanna tell you,
Dm Em Am
but it's so difficult to say.
Dm Em C G Am
'cause baby, the words sound like we're talking underwater
F G
when you're so, when you're so far away.
C G
well, if i only had a gutter
Dm F
well, i could catch it when it falls.
C G
but my basement's slowly filling up with water.
Bb F
it's running down the concrete walls.
C G
and you could say it's been a bad year
Bb F
and you'd be saying something true.
C G
well it's almost like, it's almost like a cheap print of a picasso painting,
Bb F
one with seven shades of blue.
Dm Em Am
and i've been dreaming of the city
Dm Em Am
what a wonderful place to be.
Dm Em C G Am
i've been dreaming of the city
F G
but the city, the city doesn't dream of me.
Bb A
yeah the city, the city's gonna let me be.
Dm F
i'm almost out of here.
C Bb
no more wasting time watching the weather channel.
Dm F
i'm almost out of here.
C Bb
no more reading the road maps. see, i'm ready to travel.
Dm Gm
i'm almost out of here.
F A
i've been on my best behavior.
Dm Gm
i'm putting puzzles together with my grandmas.
F A
i'm almost out of here.
F Am Gm
i'm almost out of south dakota, south dakota.
F C Bb
almost.
F C Bb
well i miss the city lights.
F C Bb
well i miss the city lights.
F C Bb
well i miss the silly fights that we used to have.
F C Bb
well i miss the city lights.