B                          E
It gets so dark before the dawn
E
That's when it gets to me
E                           A           Gbm
Before the city symphony of taxi horns

B          Gbm           B
That's the way it always starts
A                               B             A       B
Sitting here and waiting on the beating of my heart

B                               E
Last night I thought I heard my name
E
Well it was too dark to see, but it had to be
E             A              Gbm   A
The voice was just the same

B
That's the way it always starts
A                               B             A
Sitting here and waiting on the beating of my heart

E
So tell me why should it have to be this way
E
Why can't it be all right
E
Why can't I sleep at night?
E
Why should it have to be this way?
E
Why must there be this price to pay?
B      E        B
   Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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B E A E B A E Abm E B E A E B A E B E

B                                E
Now all the streets are dark and bare
E
Oh, if you can live in this town
E                              A         Gbm A
And stick around, you can live anywhere

B
That's the way it always starts
A                               B             A     B    A     B     E
Sitting here and waiting on the beating of my heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaart