Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

 Oh, I was 17 when I heard the countdown start. It started

 slowly and I thought it was my heart. But then I realised that

 this time it was for real. There was no place to hide, I had

 to go out and feel that there was time to kill. And so i

 walked my way round town. i tried to love the World. Oh,

 and the world just got me down. And so, I looked for you

 in every street of every town. I wanna see your face, I

 wanna, I wanna see you now. I wanna see you now. Oh

 and so it went, so it went for several years. I couldn't stand

 it, no, it must be getting near. No, no, you don't understand.

 How many people have seen you in the arms of some other

 man. I've got to meet you, and find you, and take your

 hand. Oh my God, my god, you've got to understand that I

 was 17 - I didn't, didn't know a thing at all. I've got no

 reason, I've got no reason at all, oh no.

Chorus

 Oh, the time of my

 life, oh, I think you came too soon (yeah, it came too soon

 then). Oh, and it could be tonight, if I ever leave this room

 (if I ever leave this room now). Wasting all my time on all those

 stupid things that only get me down. Oh, and the sky is crying

 out tonight for me to leave this town (telling me to leave this

town...goodbye...okay...).

Verse

Yeah, you can leave me, you

can, you can go some other place. You can forget it, yeah,

you know that it's okay. Because I own this town, yeah I

brought it, I brought it down on it's knees. Can you hear it

crying? Can you hear it begging me "please?" I know it's

coming, so soon now, oh it's on it's way. Oh no, oh no I

can hear them say - they say they can't survive. They say it's

all a lie and now, it's coming down, oh baby now please...

(Chorus)

Verse

It's okay, you don't have to care, really, oh, really I

swear. No, no, you owe me nothing, you owe nothing to

me. Oh, and if I messed it up baby, that's all up to me,

yeah. And if you go then I won't follow, no...no...So many

times I've been thinking maybe I should. No, I'm gonna

stay, I'm gonna make my way. I'm gonna get on through

babe. I'm gonna make it someday.

(Chorus)

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