A5 G5 F5 When nightfall comes around When nightfall comes around C5 A5 What a day today has been G5 F5 I've got the whole world upon my shoulder C5 A5 My future's bright but my face is thin G5 F5 I picked the wrong day to be hung over A5 F5 My time has come C5 G5 There's got to be a better way of life A5 F5 My time has come C5 G5 GGGGGGGG5 And my time is now A5 G5 F5 When nightfall comes around And daybreak gets you down And you feel like you're the only friend in town When nightfall comes around G5 G5 A5 Bb5 E5 G5 A5 Bb5 E5 C5 A5 Never know what the nightlife holds G5 F5 The cards are down and the table's rusted C5 A5 I guess the key to growin' old G5 F5 Is havin' lots of fun and not getting busted A5 F5 My time has come C5 G5 There's got to be a better way of life A5 F5 My time has come C5 G5 GGGGGGG5 And my time is now Chorus G5 A5 Bb5 E5 G5 A5 Bb5 E5 D5 Bb5 Take me to a higher mountain D5 G5 Skyscraper, tell you later C5 A5 What a day today has been G5 F5 I've got the whole world upon my shoulder C5 A5 My future's bright but my face is thin G5 F5 I picked the wrong day to be hung over A5 F5 My time has come C5 G5 There's got to be a better way of life A5 F5 My time has come C5 G5 GGGGGGGG5 And my time is now Chorus This song is one of Ted's most interesting. It sounds like a 3 chord wonder but upon further inspection, you'll realize, there's a lot of theory and genius in Ted's writing.