Verse 1: E Gb B Gb Light struck from the lemon tree A Abm Gb E B Dbm B What if I’d never seen hysterical light from Eugene? E B Gb Abm Lemon yoghurt, remember I pulled at your shirt Gb E I dropped the ashtray on the floor B Dbm B I just wanted to be near you Verse 2: E Gb B Gb Emerald Park, wonders never cease A Abm Gb E B Dbm B The man who taught me to swim, he couldn't quite say my first name E B Gb Abm Gb Like a Father he led community water on my head E And he called me “Subaru” B Dbm B And now I want to be near you Verse 3: B Bbm6 Abm Gb E Ebm6 Gb Since I was old enough to speak I've said it with alarm B Bbm6 Abm Gb E Some part of me was lost in your sleeve Ebm6 Gb Where you hid your cigarettes E No I’ll never forget B Dbm B I just want to be near you Verse 4: E Gb B Gb Still I pray to what I cannot see A Abm Gb E B Dbm B In the sprinkler I mark the evidence known from the start E B Gb Abm Gbm From the bed near your death, and all the machines that made a mess E Far away the falcon flew B Dbm B Now I want to be near you Verse 5: E Gb B Gb What’s left is only bittersweet A Abm Gb E B Dbm B For the rest of my life, admitting the best is behind me E B Gb Abm Gb Now I’m drunk and afraid, wishing the world would go away E What’s the point of singing songs B Dbm B If they’ll never even hear you?
