Written by The Menzingers
Intro: A C#m F#m D Dm (x2)Verse 1:
A Her language was a perfect phrase C#m Her playful prose followed me for days F#m Down the alleyways of my desire D Dm To their final resting placeVerse 2:
A In a vacation town where I lived year round C#m She migrated here with the summer crowds F#m And we fell in love under impossible smiles D Dm Life was perfect if just for a little whilePre-Chorus
Bm Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh D Hello exileHello exile A C#m F#m D DmA E And a thousand years may come and go F#m D We may never meet another soul A F#m E Here on our own island of Elba in the Poconos Bm D (hold) Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohVerse 3:
A And we bathed in the sun Cut our jeans into shorts C#m Outstared every star in the sky F#m Under the cover of nowhere the present was a present D Dm It looked beautiful on you every nightPre-Chorus Bm Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh D Hello exileVerse 4:
A But we knew it would end yeah we knew it all along C#m It was a future never reconciled F#m Dm It?'s as if letting your shackled heart feel loved was more difficult than total denialHello exile A C#m F#m D Dm x2A E And a thousand years may come and go F#m D I may never meet another soul A F#m E Here on my own island of Elba in the Poconos Bm D (hold) Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohVerse 5:
A Now I imagined her memory would fade in the void C#m She'??d only reappear every now and again F#m I'd smile at the thought of us Go back to my day D Dm But that was purely wishful thinkingPre-Chorus
Bm Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh D Hello exileA E And a thousand years may come and go F#m D I may never meet another soul A F#m E Here on my own island of Elba in the Poconos F#m A And just play the last set of my mind ? E D Our passions were real from the summertime F#m A E Swimming in the Delaware wringing out your long blonde hair Bm Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh D Hello exile A A/G# E F#m Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Dm Hello exile
See also: The Pietasters - Its The Same Old Song |
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