D
I had a dream that brought me
C
Back to simpler times and I was
G
At some little party
D
There was dancing
D
I put my arm &lsquo round someone
C
Who&rsquo s no longer mine and we all
G
Talked &lsquo bout how the year has been
D
Advancing
D
And you were there
C G
Smiling along
D
I paid 5 bucks so we could
C
Do some karaoke and we sang
G
Hotel California
D
18 times
D
The joke got old and our
C
Voices got all croaky
G
And staying out past 10
D
Was still a crime
D
And you were there
C G
Driving us home
C D
Woah-oh-oh
G C
There&rsquo s a different energy when you&rsquo re not there
C D
Woah-oh-oh
G C D
We don&rsquo t talk about it but it&rsquo s always in the air
D
When I woke up
C
I looked for a picture of that night
G
To prove it wasn&rsquo t just
D
Imagination
D
I found a bunch of them
C
Despite the lack of light
G
And I put them up for memory
D
Preservation
D
Cuz you were there
C G
Smiling in them all
C D
Woah-oh-oh
G C
There&rsquo s a different energy when you&rsquo re not there
C D
Woah-oh-oh
G C G
We don&rsquo t talk about it but it&rsquo s always in the air
C D
Parties classes camping trips
G C
Christmas gift exchange
C D
Singing classic country songs
G C
That are way outside our range
C D
And you know I hate Denny's but
G C
If you were there I'd race
C D
If I knew it meant I could see your face
D
I had a dream that brought me
C
Back to simpler times and I was
G
At some little party
D
As a Freshman
D
I hated parties
C
So I'd stand off at the side
G
At the table where they had all the
D
Refreshments
D
And you were there
C G
Being my friend