1979 Chords

Down one

Verse 1

AShakedown nineteen seven E7Mnine, E

ACool kids never have the E7Mtime. E

 On a Alive wire right up off the F♯m7street

 You and BI should meet.

Verse 2

AJunebug skipping like a E7Mstone E

AWith headlights pointed at the E7Mdawn. E

AWe were sure we'd never see

 An F♯m7end to it Ball.

Chorus 1

 And EI don't E7Meven A7Mcare to shake these zipper Eblues,

 And E7Mwe don't A7Mknow just where our bones will Erest

 To E7Mdust I A7Mguess

 Forgotten and aF♯m7bsorbed into the Bearth beElow.

Verse 3

ADouble cross the vacant and the E7Mbored,E

AThey're not sure just what we have in E7Mstore.E

AMorphine city slippin' F♯m7dues down to Asee:

Chorus 2

 That Ewe don't E7Meven A7Mcare as restless as we Eare,

 We E7Mfeel the A7Mpull in the land of a tousand Eguilts.

 And E7Mpoured cA7Mement,

 Lamented and aBssured.

Bridge

 To the lights and C♯mtown bAelow,

BFaster than the C♯mspeed of Bsound,

BFaster than we C♯mthought we'd Ago bF♯m7eneath the Bsound of hope.

Verse 4

AJustine never knew the E7Mrules,E

AHung down with the freaks and E7Mghouls.E

 No apoAlogies ever need be E7Mmade, E

EI know better than you F♯m7fake it to Bsee:

Chorus 3

 That Ewe don't E7Meven A7Mcare to shake these zipper Eblues,

 And E7Mwe don't A7Mknow just where out bones will Erest

 To E7Mdust I A7Mguess,

 Forgotten and aF♯mbsorbed into the Bearth bE7Melow. E

Coda

AThe street heats the urgency of E7Mnow. E

AAs you see there's no-one aEround.