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C Am
You can tell Gayle, if she calls,
F G
that I'm famous now for all of these rock and roll songs.
C Am F G
And even if that's a lie, she should've given me a try.
Am G F C
When we were kids on the field of the first day of school.
Am G F
I would've been her fool.
Am G F C
And I would've sang out your name in those old high school halls.
C G C
You tell that to Gayle, if she calls.
C Am
And you can tell Jane, if she writes,
F G
that I'm drunk off all these stars and all these crazy Hollywood nights.
C Am F G
That's total deceit, but she should've married me.
Am G F C
And tell her I spent every night of my youth on the floor,
Am G F
bleeding out from all these wounds.
Am G F C
I would've gotten her a ride out of that town she despised.
C G C
You tell that to Janey, if she writes.
Am F C G
But boys will be boys and girls have those eyes
Am F C G
that will cut you to ribbons sometimes.
Am F C G
And all you can do is just wait by the moon
Am F C G
and bleed if it's what she says you oughta do.
Am F C G
Am F C G
Am G F C
C G C
C Am
You remind Nana, if she asks why,
F G
that a thief stole my heart while she was making up her mind.
C Am
I heard she lives in Brooklyn with the cool,
F G
goes crazy over that New York scene on 7th Avenue.
Am G F C
But I used to wait at the diner, a million nights without her,
Am G F
praying she won't cancel again tonight.
Am G F C
And the waiter served my coffee with a consolation sigh.
C G C
You remind Nana, if she asks why.
C Am F G
Tell her it's alright
C Am F G
You know it's hard to tell you this.
Am G F C Am G F C
Oh it's hard to tell you this.
Am G F C C G C
Here's looking at you, Kid.
Written by The Gaslight Anthem