Intro: F   Am   G  (x2) 

F             Am      G
Allie woke up eight am graduation day 
F               Am                G
got into her car crashed along the way 
F               Am           G
we arrived late, to the wake, stole the urn while they looked away 
    F                           Am                    G
and drove to the beach, cause I knew you'd want it that way 
Dm                                 Dm / Em
We were standing on the hood of the car 
F                        G
singing out loud when the sun came up 
 
       F              Am                   G
And  I know it wasn't right, but it felt so good 
         F                Am                   G
And your mother didn't mind, like I thought she would 
         F             Am           G
And that REM song was playing in my mind.  
Dm               Dm  / Em
And three and a half minutes...  
F        G
        felt like a lifetime 
F   Am      G                     F Am G (PAUSE)
               felt like a lifetime 
                  F     Am G
And you move like water 
                    F Am G
I could drown in you 
               F        Am G
And I fell so deep once 
                   F        Am      G
Till you pulled me through                    you would tell me 
Dm                          Dm / Em
No one is allowed to be so proud 
     F                           G
They never reached in till they'd given up (?) 
 
       F                  Am                G
And  I know it wasn't right, but it felt so good 
         F                 Am                 G
And your mother didn't mind, like I thought she would 
         F            Am            G
And that REM song was playing in my mind.  
     Dm                Dm / Em
And three and a half minutes...  
F        G
        felt like a lifetime 
 
(LISTEN TO THE CD FOR THE TIMING, IT'S ALL FAST BAR CHORDS) 
Em / Dm /Am / G / Dm / Am / F     G 

F   G   Dm   Am   G  Am    F   G
Are you standing in the light, 
              Em / Dm  /Am / G / Dm / Am / F G
combing your hair again 
                F     G
and talking in ryhmes 
F  G  Dm    Am  G   Am    F   G (HOLD)
are you standing in the light 
 
F               Am                    G
When I got home heard the phone, your parents had arrived 
      F                    Am                 G
Your dad set his jaw, your ma just smiled and sighed 
     F                   Am              G
But they left soon, so I went to my room played that disc that you'd given me 
F                Am                    G
Shut my eyes, I swear I could hear the sea 
 
 
Dm                                Dm  / Em
We were standing on the hood of the car 
F                        G
singing out loud when the sun came up 
 
        F                Am                G
And  I know it wasn't right, but it felt so good 
         F                Am                   G
And your mother didn't mind, like I thought she would 
         F             Am           G
And that REM song was playing in my mind.  
Dm                    Dm / Em    F
And three and a half minutes...  
G
felt like a life time