CAPO II INTRO: (G) e|–7–––| B|–0–––| G|–0–––| D|–9–––| A|–10––| E|–8–––| VERSE: (G) e|–(7)––––––––––––10–––––––| B|––0––––––––––––––0–––––––| G|––0––––––––––––––0–––––––| D|––9––––––––––––––9–––––––| (x3) A|––10––––––––––––10–––––––| E|––8–––––––––––––10–––––––| Oh it was white sand and deep blue waves We were running up to shore Sun glints on sparkling faces (G) (F#/G) (Em) (G) (F#/G) (F/G) hold e|––10––––10––––––10––––––––––––10––––––10––––––10––| B|––0––––––0–––––––0––––––––––––0–––––––0–––––––0–––| G|––0––––––0–––––––0––––––––––––0–––––––0–––––––0–––| D|––9––––––9–––––––9––––––––––––9–––––––9–––––––9–––| A|––10–––––9–––––––7––––––––––––10––––––9–––––––8–––| E|––x––––––x–––––––x––––––––––––x–––––––x–––––––x–––| I dont feel or see anymore, I dont feel or see anymore Am C G Am C G To be young, to be young Am C G Were just leaves, leaves, floating on down the stream Am C G My job, my house, my car, my whole social scene Dm G C Am So high are the stakes, every move we make F G C Sends us down, down, down in that stream CHORUS: F Am Here in the only life I know G Those summer days rush out like warm air from my lungs F Am Thats just the way the story goes G All Ive learned I still wish I didnt know G Am C G (x2) All I didnt know, oh, when we were young VERSE: Am C G When I was young I told myself Id keep my friends Am C G They were good and I was true, didnt need to end Dm G Oh how theyve risen they fallen C Am Like the sun circles round F G Am Guess Ive done just as well as anyone F G C Hard to accept it, Im just anyone F Am But here in this only life I know G Those summer days rush out like water from the lawn F Am Its just the way the story goes G Stand in line now and talk about the day when we were young INTERLUDE: Am C G (x4) Dm G C Am F G Am F G VERSE (like intro): G My conscious couldve sunbathed Every day in my bright blue mind Now its crowded with guilt and purpose and G F#/G Em I just want it all aligned G F#/G Em I just want it all aligned G F#/G F/G I just want it all aligned F G Am G Here in the only life I know F G Am Thats just the way the story goes G And Ill be damned, Ill be damned CHORUS: F Am Here in the only life I know G Not taking notice I dont know which way to go F Am Its just the way the story goes G Ill be damned if Im to live it out alone F G Am Here in the only life I know G With any waste of time it hits so close to home F G Am Its just the way the story goes G Ill be damned if Im to live it out alone I wont live it out alone Wont live it out alone VERSE: Am C G Were just leaves, leaves, floating on down the stream Am C G My job my house my clothes my whole social scene Dm G So high are the stakes Dm G C Am So high are the stakes, every move we make F G Am Sends us down, down, down in that stream Dm G C Am And one day, one day, one bright clear day F G Am I think we all might just disappear F G C Am Sink on down in that river cold and clear, my dear F G Am On down like leaves in an icy stream F G C On down like leaves to the bottom of an icy stream
