Tom: D D G Bm It was 2004 if I'm not mistaken, when the poison hit my lips A G And I haven't looked back since D G I had friends back then and a PMA to match Bm A G We were young and out of touch with the things we'd grow up to hate so much D In time ( D G D G ) D G Back when my hair was long and Phil was still alive Bm A G We spent our days trying to speak, to the girls that left us weak D G But now I'm ageing badly and my friends' been laid to rest Bm A G And the ones who let us in are pushing prams or raising twins A Bm G D To tell you the truth I'd be lying if I said I didn't hate the city A Bm G A I need the pier and the fresh sea air of the town that made me ( Bm A ) G D A Bm A G In my heart and in my soul are all the people that I've known G D A And the places I've called home G D A Bm A G But in my head and in my mind they're all just things I left behind G D A Reminders of the changing times, and these ageing bones of mine ( D G D G ) D G Lee and me were schooled in a tourist town Bm With less culture than Jeremy Kyle A G But it stole our hearts for a while D G And most weekends I found nothing but regret Bm Between many a drunk girls' legs A G And in many a strangers' bed A Bm G D To tell you the truth I'd be lying if I said I didn't hate the city A Bm G A I need the pier and the fresh sea air of the town that made me Bm A Who I am G D A Bm A G In my heart and in my soul are all the people that I've known G D A And the places I've called home G D A Bm A G But in my head and in my mind they're all just things I left behind G D A Reminders of the changing times, and these ageing bones of mine ( Bm G Bm G ) Bm G The one's who haven't died or started families D A Are all just working building sites or battling with university fees Bm G And a girl I used to know made me promise once Em D C I wonder if she kept it ( G D A ) Bm A G D A Or if she even remembers it G D A Bm A G In my heart and in my soul are all the people that I've known G D A And the places I've called home G D A Bm A G But in my head and in my mind they're all just things I left behind G D A Reminders of the changing times, and these ageing bones of mine