intro: G Em G C D
       G C G D
   G
Its a tale of old shoes 
    C             G
And soles of your feet 
          Em            C
I've got blisters from running 
   D 
On beaches and streets 

           G  
I've been knocked down and out 
         C              G
I've got eyes black and blue 
     Em         C  
I'm hit in the face 
          D 
when I'm talking to you 

    C           G
Oh, don't lie down 
    D
As soon as I sleep,
           C            G
you'll be leaving this town 
     C         G
Oh, don't lie down 
           Em
'Cause I'm lost 
        D
And I'm young 
       C
Got my mind in the clouds 
       Em        D
And if I fall asleep 
          D                     
You'll be leaving this town 

G

       G
It's a tale of tied hands 
    C          G
And holiday scenes 
                   C
I've got romance in places 
     D
that I've never been 

         G 
But I've said a hundred times 
     C                G
That I'm all that you need 
                          C
But you swear you're just stubborn 
     D
and I'm just naïve 


    C           G
Oh, don't lie down 
    D
As soon as I sleep,
           C            G
you'll be leaving this town 
     C         G
Oh, don't lie down 
           Em
'Cause I'm lost 
        D
And I'm young 
       C
Got my mind in the clouds 
       Em        D
And if I fall asleep 
          D                     
You'll be leaving this town 

G D 

   G
Its a tale of old shoes 
   G
And soles of your feet 
   G    
I've got blisters from running 
   G 
On beaches and streets 

   G
In the absence of sound 
G
Will you sing back to me? 
G
Or just whisper the thoughts, 
G
and tell me to dream? 

      C          G
Just don't lie down 
    D
As soon as I sleep,
            C          G
you'll be leaving this town 
     C         G
Oh, don't lie down 
           G
'Cause I'm lost 
        G
And I'm young 
       G
Got my mind in the clouds 
       G        G
And if I fall asleep 
          C              G      
You'll be leaving this town 

G
Oh, I'm lost
    D
I'm young
                     G
I got my mind in the clouds
              D
And if I fall asleep 
                       G
You'll be leaving this town
               D
Oh, if I fall asleep
                       G
You'll be leaving this town