Tono: C
Introducción:
C
under fluorescent lights that flicker and hiss
Am
there's a dental hygienist with a limp and a lisp
F G
and she's scraping at the teeth in the mouth of a businessman
C
but her mind's not in it, it's somewhere else
Am F
and her eyes move across to the models of teeth on the shelf
past the charts and the medical gels
G
to the window and the people outside
C
on her way home from work, she'll be standing in line
Am
she'll put the register tape in the bag with the wine
F
and the tv dinner, it's a lonely winter
G
and a long walk home from here
C
he's the manager's assistant at the kinko's downtown
Am
not the one in the mall
F
but the one by the video store
that's where she's seen him before
G
but she doesn't remember his name
C
he puts his hands in his pockets when he sees her smile
Am
she pulls her grocery cart to a stop by the potato chip aisle
F
haven't seen you around in a while
G
guess i've been laying low
C
he offers a ride and she says ok
Am
he's got a yellow chevette, she gets in
F
he lets the radio play it's a song she heard earlier today
G
and she's tapping her knees to the rhythm of the wiper blades
C Am F G C