Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Novice Intro: N.C. One, two... Am G C F (x2) Verse 1: Am G There's a hard rain showing me the way C F Up from here to the fire escape Am G C F I was caught stuck standing in the flames again Am G Who the hell would you be telling? C F Everybody knows my secret well Am G C F It's a long look stranded in the maze again
Pre-Chorus: Am G C F And it's a long way back to California Am G C F And I ain't got time to cover my tracks Am G C F How the hell do I return to normal Am G C F If I'm always ending up flat on my back Chorus: F G C Well, these are the golden years F G Thought I'd never find 'em Am G I'd just watch 'em disappear F G Into the echoes of all the older lovers F G That still whisper my name around here Interlude: Am G C F (x2) Verse 2: Am G And it's one more town to be sure C F The rain ain't coming 'round here no more Am G C F Took me eight years to figure out what to do Am G And it's a stone's throw back to the old C F Habits stored in a well worn coat Am G C F That's the price needed to pay to face the truth Pre-Chorus: Am G C F And it's a long way back to California Am G C F And I ain't got time to cover my tracks Am G C F How the hell do I return to normal Am G C F If I'm always ending up flat on my back Chorus: F G C Well, these are the golden years F G Thought I'd never find 'em Am G I'd just watch 'em disappear F G Into the echoes of all the older lovers F G That still whisper my name around here Outro: Am G C F Yeah, yeah, yeah Am G C F And it's a long way back to California Am G C F And I ain't got time to cover my tracks