C5                                       A5  
So there we were, back home from somewhere inside my head
            C5                                     G5
Oh, bravely I fought off the monsters beneath her bed
           C5                                   A5
Pillars of postwar books supported by frame of mind
               C5                                      G5
While she memorized the pages that I tried to not hide behind
            C5                                       A5
She took my hand in hers and whispered her love for me
            C5                                  G5
The lantern died that night but we didn't need to see
              C5                                        A5
Implying that she's the bee's knees and I am the cat's meow
               C5                                G5
it's funny how she recalls what I can't remember now


[Chorus]
D5             C5             A5           G5                 D5
But when her smile came back and I didn't feel half as horrible
              C5             F5               A5           G5
She gave me a heart attack just because she looked so adorable
D5              C5            A5
We both put our sunblock on, played on the beach and
G5                             D5
vowed that we'd live and we'd learn
          F5         A5       F5       G5         F5       G5
Yeah, but she got a tan, and I got a sunburn...I got a sunburn

[Verse 2, Same chords as Verse 1]
            C5                                     A5 
So there we were out there, unaware of where we'd been
                  C5                                     G5
We kicked off our flip-flops and swung from the rooftops again
                 C5                                  A5
it's awkward but I'll confess she's all I can think about
                   C5                                G5
And it's funny how I recall what she can't remember now

[Chorus]
D5             C5             A5           G5                 D5
But when her smile came back and I didn't feel half as horrible
              C5                 F5           A5           G5
She gave me a heart attack just because she looked so adorable
D5              C5            A5
We both put our sunblock on, played on the beach and
G5                             D5
vowed that we'd live and we'd learn
          F5         A5       F5       G5 
Yeah, but she got a tan, and I got a sunburn

[Break, No lyrics]
C5 , A5 , F5
C5 , G5 , A5 , F5


[Bridge]
C5            F5
Oh, afterglow, look out below
A5            G5
We left a trail of dust behind
C5                              F5
As we parted ways, she held my gaze
    A5            G5
And left an imprint on my mind
C5              F5                     A5
I tried not to cry as we said goodbye
             G5
And hung the clouds above my town
C5               F5                     A5
But I shed a tear when she disappeared
                G5
Cause now I'm a stranger on the ground


[Chorus]
D5           C5               A5       G5                 D5
When her smile came back and I didn't feel half as horrible
              C5             F5               A5           G5
She gave me a heart attack
D5              C5            A5
We both put our sunblock on, played on the beach and
G5                             D5
vowed that we'd live and we'd learn
    F5         A5       F5       G5       C5
But she got a tan, and I got a sunburn
F5         A5       F5       G5       C5
She got a tan, and I got a sunburn
F5                   A5       F5       G5      C5
Yeah, but she got a tan, and I got a sunburn