People Watching

              Am 
That wasn't funny 
           Em                  F          G 
But she laughed so hard, she almost cried 
                   Am                   Em 
They're countin' months they've been together 
         F       G 
Almost forty-nine 
             Am               Em             F       G 
He's making fun of how she acted around the holidays 
             Am                  Em 
She wears a ring, but they tell people 
            F         G 
That they're not engaged 
             Am           Em          F     G 
They met in class for metaphysical philosophy 
               Am 
He tells his friends I like her 
  Em                    F           G 
'Cause she's so much smarter than me 
                Am                  Em         F    G 
They're having talks about their futures until 4 AM 
              Am      Em                   F  G 
And I'm happy for them (I'm happy for them) 


    F                      G 
But I wanna feel all that love and emotion 
Am                        C          Em 
Be that attached to the person I'm holdin' 
     F                  G                Am 
Some day I'll be falling, without caution 
                C Em                F  
But for now I'm only people watchin' 


              Am 
I'm only looking 
        Em               F         G 
Just to live through you vicariously 
            Am             Em 
I've never really been in love 
    F       G 
Not seriously 
          Am           Em             F        G 
I had a dream about a house behind a picket fence 
            Am                Em 
Next one I choose to trust, I hope 
             F         G 
I use some common sense 
      Am         Em        F        G 
But I cut people out like tags on my clothin' 
  Am           Em       F            G 
I end up all alone, but I still keep hopin' 


    F                      G 
But I wanna feel all that love and emotion 
Am                        C          Em 
Be that attached to the person I'm holdin' 
     F                  G                Am 
Some day I'll be falling, without caution 
                C Em                F  
But for now I'm only people watchin' 


Am         Em       F         G 
Cut people out like tags on my clothin' 
Am           Em       F            G 
I end up all alone, but I still keep hopin' 
Am           Em      F          G 
I won't be scared to let someone know me 
Am           Em             F          G 
Life feels so monotone, but I still keep hopin' 
Am         Em       F         G 
Cut people out like tags on my clothin' 
Am           Em       F            G 
I end up all alone, but I still keep hopin' 
Am           Em      F          G 
I won't be scared to let someone know me 
Am           Em             F          G 
Life feels so monotone, but I still keep hopin' 

I feel love emotion 


    F                      G 
But I wanna feel all that love and emotion 
Am                        C          Em 
Be that attached to the person I'm holdin' 
     F                  G                Am 
Some day I'll be falling, without caution 
                C Em                F 
But for now I'm only people watchin'