Verse 1:
G G/F#
I've been the needle and the thread,
G/F G/B Cadd9
Weaving figure eights and circles round your head,
G G/F#
I've tried to laugh, but cry instead,
G/F G/B Cadd9
Patiently wait to hear those words you've never said.
G
Fumbling through your dresser drawer,
G/F#
Forgot what I was looking for,
G/F G/B Cadd9
Try to guide me in the right direction;
G
Making use of all this time,
G/F#
Keeping everything inside,
G/F G/B Cadd9
Close my eyes, and listen to you crying.
Chorus:
G G/F
I'm lifting you up,I'm letting you down;
Em7 C Cmaj7
I'm dancing till dawn, I'm fooling around.
G D/F#
I'm not giving up, I'm making your love,
Am7 C Cmaj7
This city's made us crazy, and we must get out.
Verse 2:
G G/F#
"This is not goodbye," she said,
G/F G/B Cadd9
"It is just time for me to rest my head."
G G/F#
She does not walk, she runs instead,
G/F G/B Cadd9
Down these jagged streets and into my bed, when I was
G
Fumbling through your dresser drawer,
G/F#
Forgot what I was looking for,
G/F G/B Cadd9
Try to guide me in the right direction;
G
Making use of all this time,
G/F#
Keeping everything inside,
G/F G/B Cadd9
Close my eyes, and listen to you crying.
Chorus:
G G/F
I'm lifting you up,I'm letting you down;
Em7 C Cmaj7
I'm dancing till dawn, I'm fooling around.
G D/F#
I'm not giving up, I'm making your love,
Am7 C Cmaj7
This city's made us crazy, and we must get out.
Bridge:
D Em7 Am7 C
There's only so much I can do for you, oh
D Em7 F7
After all of the things you've put me through.
Chorus:
G G/F
I'm lifting you up,I'm letting you down;
Em7 C Cmaj7
I'm dancing till dawn, I'm fooling around.
G D/F#
I'm not giving up, I'm making your love,
Am7 C Cmaj7
This city's made us crazy, and we must get out.
