Intro
Em C Am (x2)
Verse
Em
the blackest storm i ever saw
C Am
was coming in from omaha
Em
and the latest news from tokyo was
C Am
a lot of ugly numbers
Em
i was checkin' pay phones for forgotten coins
C Am
as the clouds came over west des moines
Em
got into the house got the curtains drawn
C Am
got into the the shower with all my clothes on
Em G D
hey! hey! let the water come down!
Em G D
hey! hey! let the water come down!
Em C Am (x2)
Verse
Em
by noon it was clear that winter'd come
C Am
and i just let the water run
Em
and i got soap suds in my eyes
C Am
and it stung like iodine
Em
the phone started ringing like a fire alarm
C Am
and the voice on the machine was brutally calm
Em
new numbers coming down the wire
C Am
got into the shower with my eyes on fire
Em
hey! hey! let it fall on me,
G D
let it all come down relentlessly!
Em
you swore that you would stick around
G D
when days like this started coming down!
Em G D
break out the crystal!
Em G D
get out the good champagne!
Em G D
we're going down
Em G D
in flames.