Tom: A
A A A A A
[Verse 1]
C#m
You got a new tattoo
Bm
And you bought a nice pair of shoes
E
To remind you who you used to be
When life was something brand new
A C#m
'Cause now you sleep a little lighter at night
And you wake up when the sky gets light
Bm E
And crawl into the kitchen at dawn
D
And tell yourself it's alright
[Chorus]
C#m
You swore you didn't want strings attached
Bm
And to be tethered to the telephone
E
But now there's no one here to talk to
D
And you prefer to sleep alone
C#m
All the chances that you couldn't take
Bm
Mistakes that you couldnât afford to make
E A
Well what would it have cost you
[Verse 2]
C#m
When you had a new tattoo
Bm
And you were only 22
E
You had a hole in your shirt
A
But there was nothing that you couldn't do
C#m
Now you're standing in the vestibule
Bm
Wondering how they got the best of you
E
Now that you do your own laundry
D
Now that there's always something pressing you
[Chorus]
C#m
You swore you didn't want strings attached
E C#m Bm
And to be tethered to the telephone
E
But now there's no one here to talk to
D
And you prefer to sleep alone
E C#m
All them chances that you couldn't take
Bm
Mistakes that you couldn't afford to make
E E
Oh and what would it have cost you?
[Instrumental]
A C#m Bm E
A C#m E Bm E D
[Bridge]
D C#m
Well your dad is gonna cover away
Bm
And mom is gonna say it's okay
E
When you call them every Monday at 9
D
And tell them that it's going fine
C#m
All your friends, they just exhaust you
Bm
You could've left, but where would you go off to?
E E
Oh, and what would it have cost you?
[Verse 3]
A C#m
So you got a new tattoo
Bm
To make you feel something new
E
The sign of a cross on your thigh
A
And you don't even really know why
C#m
But you're hoping that it marks the end
Bm
Of a time that you could just forget
E
So you call it a draw for the night
A
And you tell yourself it's alright
