Tom: A
A D E A
She don't want nobody near but you can't get away from that
A D E
They appear and disappear and they all get a string attached
[Chorus]
D E C#m D
Pretty soon they've got you hanging on the line
D E C#m D
Pretty soon they're singing one by one, the same old rhyme
D E
They say, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
[Verse]
She don't want nobody home cause it's a little too crowded then
But she don't want to be alone so they just keep pouring in
[Chorus]
D E C#m D
Pretty soon they've got her headed for the door
D E C#m D
She comes home to find that they're not hanging 'round no more
D E
She says, "I'm alright, you just can't get home tonight"
[Pre-Chorus]
D A C#m D
Don't you wonder what she looks like in the light?
[Chorus]
D E A
She says "I'm alright; I just can't get home tonight"
[Bridge]
F#m7 D/F#
Pretty white-washed lies, endless alibis
C#m D E
And reasons that need cleaning every night
F#m7 D/F#
Half a world away you can't wash away
C#m D E
The stain of the deceiving and the things that you cannot believe
[Verse]
And well, she don't want no one around cause she don't want anybody to see
What she looks like when she's down cause that's a really sad place to be
[Chorus]
D E C#m D
Pretty soon she gets them crawling up the walls
D E C#m D
Then she wonders why they beg her please to never call
D E C#m D
She says "I'm ok; it's alright, hey look who's on TV tonight"
D E A
She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
[Pre-Chorus]
D A C#m D
Don't you wonder why it's dark outside at night?
[Chorus]
D E A F#m7
She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
D E A
She says, "I'm alright, I just can't get home tonight"
[Ending]
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B|-----0h2-0--------------------|
G|-----2---2---2----------------|
D|---2-------2------------------|
A|-0----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
