Tom: C
C Am F G Em
E|-3----3-----3----3----0----|
B|-1----1-----1----1----0----|
G|-0----2-----2----0----0----|
D|-2----2-----3----0----2----|
A|-3----0-----x----2----2----|
E|-x----x-----x----3----0----|
or play the normal chords, both work
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C Am F
You took a boat and then a train
G C
told a joke and said "Hello"
Am F
never asked for anything
G
just a place where he can go
[Chorus]
C Em Am G
lord have mercy on the dancers and the queens
F G C
on the runaways like you and like me
C Em Am G
put out by expectation lost in only fantasies
F C
drivels' daughters and preachers' sons
G C
like you and like me
[Verse 2]
C Am
what would I do without my boy
F G
his eyes are dark as midnight blue
C Am
never raised up fists or batted an eye
F G
maybe I should call 'cause I'm dying on my own tonight heeeheeeeheee
[Chorus]
C Em Am G
lord have mercy on the dancers and the queens
F G C
on the runaways like you and like me
C Em Am G
put out by expectation lost in only fantasies
F C
drivels' daughters and preachers' sons
G C
like you and like me
[Solo]
C Am F G
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9/12-9/12-5-9/12-9/12-5-9/12-9/12-7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Am C
I'm cry-----ing
F G
maybe they're just jealous that we're free
Am C
i've been dy-----ing
F G
maybe they're just jealous that we're free
[Verse 3]
C Am
maybe we'll be kings or maybe pawns
F G
most days we are just who we are
C Am
I can't be someone that I'm not
F G
or say a glass breaks more than once oh-ho-ho
[Chorus]
C Em Am G
lord have mercy on the dancers and the queens
F G C
on the runaways like you and like me
C Em Am G
put out by expectation lost in only fantasies
F C
drivels' daughters and preachers' sons
G C
like you and like me
[Solo]
C Am F G
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9/12-9/12-5-9/12-9/12-5-9/12-9/12-7-| x2
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
