Tom: Am Am Em7 C G E F Bm7b5 A Bm/A C#m/A E|--0---------0---3---0---1-------------------------| B|--1----0----1---0---0---1----3-----2----3-----5---| G|--2----0----0---0---1---2----2-----2----4-----6---| D|--2----0----2---0---2---3----3-----2----4-----6---| A|--0----2----3---x---2---3----2-----0----0-----0---| E|-------0--------3---0---1-------------------------| D/A Dm7 F/D Amaj7 Cmaj7/A D Am7 D9 D7 B7 E|-------1----5-----0------0-----2----0----5---2----2--| B|--7----1----6-----2------5-----3----1----5---1----0--| G|--7----2----5-----1------4-----2----0----5---2----2--| D|--7----0----0-----2------5-----0----2----4---0----1--| A|--0---------------0------0----------0----5--------2--| E|-----------------------------------------------------| (Fig. 1) E|------------------------0----------------------| B|--------------0-----------------3-----0--------| G|--------2--------------------------------2--0--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|--3--------3-----3----------3------3-----------| Am Em7 |C |C | C G Am E Early light that burns my eyes, A minute more the sun will rise F C G (Fig. 1) And paint the bright blue sky with yellow gold C G Am E I'll be dead asleep by then, Shut up in this box again Bm7b5 E Bm7b5 E Until it's gone, Outside I can hear it A Bm/A C#m/A D/A Birds are singing, bees are buzzing, sun shines overhead A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A Em7 I'd be there to see it but I can't get out of bed C Dm7 C F/D Since the day you left the weather always feels this way Amaj7 Cmaj7/A D Bm7b5 One more blue sunny day Am Em7 C G Am E Looking for an easy mark, I hit the Denny's after dark F C G (Fig 1) And take a lonely waitress home to drink C G Am E She's sincere, but halfway through, I find I'm wishing she was you Bm7b5 E Bm7b5 E My blood goes cold, I guess this date is over A Bm/A C#m/A D/A Several hours later I'm the only one awake A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A Em7 All these streets are empty, it's just me and my mistake C Dm7 C F/D One by one the stars go out as black sky turns to gray Amaj7 Cmaj7/A D Bm7b5 One more blue sunny day Sometimes I see how long Amaj7 I can wait Am7 D9 Tempting disaster by my garden gate Bm7b5 Amaj7 My trembling hand's on the cellar door Am7 D7 B7 E Trying not to think of what it is I'm waiting F C Dm7 E A Bm/A C#m/A for Am Em7 C G Am E All at once I've had enough, As if I'm made of sterner stuff F C G (Fig 1) I take a breath and open up the door C G Am E Dawn breaks hard and falls on me, For just one moment I can see Bm7b5 E Bm7b5 E The pale blue sky, I close my eyes because A Bm/A C#m/A D/A The world's so bright and beautiful I have to look away A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A Em7 Braced against the beauty of another perfect day C Dm7 C F/D As I go to pieces and the breeze blows me away Amaj7 Cmaj7/A D Bm7b5 One more blue sunny day