Written by Dan Wilson
verse 1 D N.C. G G/F# Em I?m older now, G G/F# Em but I feel the same G G/F# Em A I?m not the same D N.C. G G/F# Em Self-sacrifice, G G/F# Em I?ll sing it twice, G G/F# Em A I?ll sing it twice,verse 2 D N.C. G G/F# Em Black tambourine, G G/F# Em you ought to know what I mean G G/F# Em A you can?t be part of the scene D N.C. G G/F# Em Shift your paradigm, G G/F# Em some people stand in the line G G/F# Em A Just to stand in the lineD N.C. G G/F# Em Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking G D What?s the big idea, and I don?t know who I G G/F# A am but lover cover your ears, G Em you light me up with your smile, G D you light me up with your smileBridge Em And when you tell me you?re lonely G A Isn?t everyone lonely? D D D Noooooo! Solo G G/F# Em G G/F# Em G G/F# Em AD G G/F# Em Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking G D What?s the big idea, and I don?t know who I G G/F# A am but lover cover your ears, G Em you light me up with your smile, G you light me up with your smileBridge Em And when you tell me you?re lonely G Isn?t everyone lonely? Em And when you tell me you?re lonely G A Isn?t everyone lonely? D Noooooo! Outro solo G G/F# Em G G/F# Em G A DD G G/F# Em Keeping myself alive, facing down the fear, thinking G D What?s the big idea, and I don?t know who I G G/F# A am but lover cover your ears, G Em you light me up with your smile, G you light me up with your smile