Intro C5 A5 F5 D5 Verse I C5 Well the room was Mediterranean A5 The meaning was twofold F5 We got busted by your mother D5 Though you're 29 years old C5 And the pictures wrapped in cellophane A5 Like sandwiches or stamps F5 Burnholes in my pockets D5 And in the inseams of my pants C5 And your graduation date A5 was in absentia* today F5 And you wished you woulda stuck with him D5 Though you told him not to stay C5 And the redwoods and the oak trees A5 And the double yellow lines F5 Although they're in perfect symmetry D5 They keep imperfect time Chorus (play 2x) C5 I don't mean no, A5 I don't maybe F5 I'm in definitely D5 I'm in definitely Verse II C5 Well your car was Japanese A5 perhaps Hungarian and blue F5 And it followed you down highway 1, D5 kept almost out of view C5 And it symbolizes something A5 although you don't know what it is F5 Like loneliness or longing D5 for a future perfect kiss Repeat chorus C5 I don't mean no, A5 I don't maybe F5 I'm in definitely D5 I'm in definitely Bridge (solo plays over verse) A5 C5 The second hand's the first thing that you see when you wake up F5 D5 And it goes by in slow motion, and you rub it for good luck A5 C5 Time is gonna tell your little secrets to me F5 D5 There's a frightened girl inside of you and I'm gonna set her free * "in absentia" is a latin phrase that means 'in absence' or 'missing'.
