Key: D
Introduction:
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F#
And I shouldn't be calling again...You drove me all the way back
Pre-verse
A BB
verse 1
E
I circled the airport a hundred times
A B A B
and tried to hide the fact that I was crying
A
I came in on the red eye
B
That's why I look like this
E
There comes a day when you rectify
A B C#m B
who you are with who you want to be with
A B
And I can't make the two things co-exist
Pre-Chorus
A B
So don't let me cave in
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
E
You drove me all the way back
Pre-verse
A BB
verse 2
E
I spent last night getting Mexican
A B C#m
Outside of Logan Square basement show with Evan
B A
Chicago looked desperate
B
But maybe that was me
E A
I couldn't help thinking of watching
B C#m B E
the Sears Tower collapse as a kid
A E
I feel like I might do the same thing
Pre-Chorus
A B
So don't let it happen to me
A B
No don't, don't let it happen to me
(Don't let it happen to me)
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
A
You drove me all the way back
Bridge
F#m A
I tried to make a life in the Midwest
E B
but the rust belt keeps breaking promises
F#m E
I can't seem to find out where my footing is
A
So don't (don't don't don't)
B E
let (don't let me cave in)
A
Don't let me cave in
B
(don't let me cave in)
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
cause you could tell that I was a mess
A
I wasn't going to make it to dinner
F# A
And I shouldn't be calling again
E
You drove me all the way up here
G#m
And asked if we could stay in bed
A
You still got work early tomorrow
F#m
and I've got a plane to catch
E
You drove me all the way back