Key: G
Introduction:
G Am
How do I get close to you?
G
Even if you don't notice
Am C
As I admire you on the subway
G Am
When it's dark outside your house
G
You won't let anybody out
Am C
And keep a padlock on the doorway
Bm Am
One more cocktail
Bm Am
And I'm on your trail
G Am
If I should fall
C G
Act as though it never happened
G Am
I will retreat
C G
And sit inside so very quietly
G Am
How do I grow old with you?
G
Even if you don't notice
Am C
As I pass by you on the sidewalk
G Am
When it's dark outside your house
G
You won't let anybody out
Am C
You're keeping a dead girl in the closet
Bm Am
One more cocktail
Bm
Is it a good time?
Am
Or is it highly inappropriate?
G Am
If I should fall
C G
Act as though it never happened
G Am
I will retreat
C G
And then go back to university
G Am
If I should fall
C G
Act as though it never happened
G Am
I will retreat
C G
And sit inside so very quietly
G Bm Am Bm
I won't waste a moment
G Bm Am Bm
I won't waste a...
G Bm Am Bm
I won't waste a...
G Am
If I should fall
C G
Act as though it never happened
G Am
I will retreat
C G
And sit inside so very quietly
G Am
If I should fall
C G
Act as though it never happened
G Am
I will retreat
C G
And then go back to university