C
At fifteen we had to leave the States again
F
Dad was stationed at an RAF base they called Mildenhall
C
Black moss on a busted wall
C
The cobblestones made it hard to skate
C
I thought my flattop was so new wave
F C
Until it melted away in the Suffolk rain
G7 C
Well god damn, you miss the USA
F C
Then a kid in class passed me a tape
F C G7
An invitation, not the hand of fate
C
I guess my shoes said I might relate
F
Somehow she knew I'd like to stay up waiting with her in the cold
C
For cheap beer and rock 'n' roll
G7 C
Which in time put lots of things in my mind
F C
A kid in class passed me a tape
F C G7
We saw some bands down at the Corn Exchange
C
I wonder where my sister was that night
Back at home under the tanning bed lights
F
I can still see the glow
C
Strange rays from her window
G7 C
Each night, as I was skating home
C
Started messing with my dad's guitar
C
Taught me some chords just to start me off
F C
Whittling away on those rainy days
G7 C
And that's how we get to where we are now
F C
A kid in class passed me a tape
F C G7
A band called The Jesus and the Mary Chain
C
I started messing with my dad's guitar
He taught me some chords just to start me off
F C
Whittling away on all of those rainy days
G7 C
And that's how we get to where we are now
G7 F7
That's how we get to where we are now