Tom: G
Em7 C G
Em C G
Em7 C G D
Em C G
[Verse]
Em7 C
On the second day of June
G
Beneath an almost crescent moon
Em C G
We played echoes with the fireflies
Em7 C
You were almost 17
D
On the bright side of a dream
Em C G
Blowing kisses to the paperboy
Em7 C
And a ribbon that we drew
D
On Magnolia Avenue
Em C G
Was September before they washed away
Em7 C
We were driving in the dark
D
Getting lost in Echo Park
Em7 C G
Heard the 'elujahs on the radio
Em7 C
At the tolling of a bell
D
With rays of sunlight, morning fell
Em7 C G
Clouds cast shadows on the fields below
C
All my words come tumbling down
G D
Like violets in your curls
C
Oh, maybe it's just this kind of man
G D
That goes diving for a pearl
C
'Til all my shackles and chains come off
G D
I'm welded to the world
Em7 C D Em C G
Was that so long ago?
[Solo]
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Em C
With my ankles in the sand
D
Holding water in my hand
Em7 C G
Disappearing beneath the shallow sea
Em7 C
You were running with balloons
D
Some were yellow, some were blue
Em C G
Tied a message and you let them go
Em7 C
What I wanted to convey
D
When there was more than I could say
G Em7 C G
Was how beautiful I thought that was
Em7 C
You were almost 17
D
On the bright side of a dream
G Em C G
Blowing kisses to the paperboy
C
All my words come tumbling down
G D
Like violets in your curls
C
Oh, maybe it's just this just this kind of man
G D
That goes diving for a pearl
C
'Til all my shackles and chains come off
G D
I'm welded to the world
C
All my leaves come autumning down
G D
Like mountains full of birds
C
Maybe it's just this just this kind of man
G D
That goes diving for a pearl
C
'Til all my wheels and gears come off
G D
I'm welded to the world
Em C D Em C G
Was that so long ago?
Em C D Em C G
Was that so long ago?
[Outro]
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