Intro: E B C#m B x2
verse 1:
E B
me and martha plimpton
C#m B
in an elevator
G#m A
her golden labrador
E B
kissed my index finger
E B
two in the morning
C#m B
summer saturated
G#m A
i'd been drinking
E B
and it'd been raining
C#m B
and it felt so strange
cuz i didn't know what
C#m
to say and when she
E B A C#m B
smiled i turned away
verse 2:
E B
but that's so like me
C#m B
timid self conscious
G#m
crippling she seemed
A
so friendly and
E
i must have seemed
B
seem uninteresting
E B
soaked from walking
C#m
and smelled like
B G#m
boozed and cigarettes
A
i stood there listening
E B
to hear light breathing
C#m B
and i wanted to say
that i really loved
C#m
her films and i wanted
E
to make her laugh and
B A C#m B
smile but i stood still
Interlude:
E/G# A E x3
E/G# A E B
Bridge:
E/G# A
i managed to mutter
E E/G# A
hello her eyes shining
E B
in the fancy elevator
E/G#
lights i stood
A E
awkwardly hands fluttering
E/G# A
the doors parted and
E
she said goodnight to me
Chorus 3:
C#m
and her voice
B
was like a song
that wouldn't
C#m
leave my head
E
and i thought martha
B A B
i'm running on empty
C#m
and i couldn't help
B
but think i'd missed
C#m
another chance to live
but isn't that the
E B A B
way it always is
E B A B
way it always is
E B A
whoa
E B A E B A C#m B E B A C#m B
whoa
E B A C#m B E B A B E(hold)