Chorus:
      F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)                           
I'm a mile away from where I belong, 
      Dm (xx0231@1)             BbI'm (x1333x@1)a mile away from home.
    F (133211@1)                CI'm (x32010@1)lying awake at the thought of you gone
          Dm (xx0231@1)             BbAnd (x1333x@1)I'm a mile away from home.


Verse 1:
F (133211@1)                             COn (x32010@1)top of the world he thought, let down when he hit the spot.
Dm (xx0231@1)                           BbDead (x1333x@1)stare in the mirror as he drove.
F (133211@1)                         C (x32010@1)                            DmHad (xx0231@1)room for growing up, he got cold feet so he had to run
                            BbTo (x1333x@1)a city with a history of love.
        F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)             DmKnowing (xx0231@1)she relies on me but I'm on
                         Bb (x1333x@1)My way to an unpredicted fall.
F (133211@1)                        CFeet (x32010@1)under the covers now, lips sealed tight till I hear a sound.
Dm (xx0231@1)                          BbThe (x1333x@1)sound of a soon redeeming call.


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Verse 2:
      F (133211@1)                                             CNow (x32010@1)I know I never dreamed to be a movie star but I'm hiding in the Hollywood hills.
     DmI've (xx0231@1)learned regret from a cowards mouth
         BbWouldn't (x1333x@1)let her know how I feel. 
     F (133211@1)                           CHeld (x32010@1)up and I'm stuck in line, can barely get around on the 405.
Dm (xx0231@1)                                 BbHeaded (x1333x@1)downtown in a half-full automobile.
        F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)               Dm (xx0231@1)                   BbNow (x1333x@1)but deep inside I see the light, I'm a runaway victim left alone.
F (133211@1)                                CAt (x32010@1)night though you lay so far, we both stare out at the same old stars
Dm (xx0231@1)                           BbWishing (x1333x@1)for direction where to go.

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C (x32010@1)                                     Bb (x1333x@1)                     F (133211@1)  COh, (x32010@1)but I could never forget the guilty look in your eyes at the end.
                                                 Bb (x1333x@1)                    FI (133211@1)walk the line like a merry-go-round, thought I learned but I lost you again.
Dm (xx0231@1)                    F (133211@1)                        BbAnd (x1333x@1)all at once, if the world stops spinning maybe you could let me win.
C (x32010@1)                                     Bb (x1333x@1)                     FOh, (133211@1)but I could never forget the guilty look in your eyes at the end.

(Instrumental:     Dm (xx0231@1)          F (133211@1)            C)    x2


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