(play intro riff)
A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)            F#m (244222@1)DLike (xx0232@1)a Saturday night I'll be gone
A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)           N.C.
Like a Saturday night I'll be gone before you knew that I was there

A (x02220@1)                       ESo (022100@1)you wrote it down I'm supposed to care
                 F#mEven (244222@1)though it's never there
             DSorry (xx0232@1)if I'm not prepared   

A (x02220@1)                             EIs (022100@1)it hard to see the things you substitute
                  F#mFor (244222@1)me and all my thoughts of you
                DIt's (xx0232@1)eating me alive to leave you

A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)                    F#mMaybe (244222@1)it's childish and maybe its wrong 
               D (xx0232@1)                         ABut (x02220@1)so is your blank stare is lieu of this song
           E (022100@1)                    N.C.
Maybe it's childish and maybe its wrong

A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)              F#m (244222@1) DDon't (xx0232@1)want to be, don't want to be wro- -ong
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                D (xx0232@1)                AYou're (x02220@1)leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this song
A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)              F#m (244222@1) DDon't (xx0232@1)want to be, don't want to be wro- -ong
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                DYou're (xx0232@1)leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this, in lieu of this 
Asong (x02220@1)
A (x02220@1)                 EI'm (022100@1)breathing in your skin tonight
            F#mQuiet (244222@1)is my loudest cry
                 D (xx0232@1)                             AWouldn't (x02220@1)want to wake the eyes that make me melt inside

A (x02220@1)                      EAnd (022100@1)if it's healthier to leave you be
                  F#mMay (244222@1)your sickness come and set me free
                DKill (xx0232@1)me while I still believe that you were meant for me

A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                      F#mI'm (244222@1)writing my own words, my own little stage
            D (xx0232@1)                    AMy (x02220@1)own epic drama, my own scripted page
                  E (022100@1)                            F#mI'll (244222@1)send you the rough draft, I'll seal it with tears
             D (xx0232@1)                 N.C.
Maybe you'll read it and I'll reappear
A (x02220@1)                   E (022100@1)                    F#mFrom (244222@1)the start it was shaky and the characters rash
                   D (xx0232@1)                          AA (x02220@1)nice setting for heartache where emotions come last
                   E (022100@1)                     F#mOh, (244222@1)I haven't even sought to overcome this desire
              D (xx0232@1)                        D (xx0232@1)    DmOf (xx0231@1)friendly intentions and fare-weathered smiles

      A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)              F#m (244222@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I don't want to be, don't want to be wro- -ong
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                D (xx0232@1)                AYou're (x02220@1)leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this song
A (x02220@1)               E (022100@1)              F#m (244222@1) DDon't (xx0232@1)want to be, don't want to be wro- -ong
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)                DYou're (xx0232@1)leaving me, you're leaving me in lieu of this, in lieu of this 
Asong (x02220@1)
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)           F#m (244222@1)DLike (xx0232@1)Saturday night I'll be go- -one
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)           F#m (244222@1)DLike (xx0232@1)Saturday night I'll be go- -one
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)           F#m (244222@1)DLike (xx0232@1)Saturday night I'll be go- -one
A (x02220@1)           E (022100@1)           D (xx0232@1)         Ddim (1201xx@1)   ALike (x02220@1)Saturday night I'll be gone before you knew that I was there