♫ Intro: Em A7 ♫ Verse 1: Em A7 Benevolent Collegiate rolled his eyes and walked away Em And if you could believe it A7 Em His stride is lengthened by his sense of wonder A7 Em A7 Oh well I lost that shine - didn't I?
♫ Chorus: Em Not long ago, you held me Em On the banks of rolling isles Em Not long ago, you read to me Em A7 Em Pedantic poetry and I would smile ♫ Verse 2: Em And if I could retrace it Gmaj7 A7 I'd match the steps we took Em To merely recreate it Gmaj7 Lie to myself A7 "Evеryone else don't forgеt" ♫ Chorus: C A7 Not long ago, you held me G Em On the banks of rolling isles C A7 Not long ago, our middlebrow G Em A7 C A Status quo rituals sufficed ♫ Post-Chorus: G Em C A7 In a whirlwind spin around G Em A In a whirlwind spin around ♫ Solo: Em Em(add9) Em Em(add9) Em Esus4 G Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 F#m G ♫ Outro: Fmaj7 I waver in the night C G Toss, turn eleven times Fmaj7 And I won't apologize Cmaj7 A7 For something I'm not sorry for Fmaj7 Mind racing overtime C G Turns out all my friends were right Fmaj7 And I won't apologize Cmaj7 A7 For something I'm not sorry for Fmaj7 This cocktail is overpriced C G I'll do my best to keep things light Fmaj7 And I won't apologize Cmaj7 A7 For something I'm not sorry for Fmaj7 Lay barren, eulogize C G Holy water, lemon rind Fmaj7 And I won't apologize Cmaj7 A7 For something I'm not sorry for