Standard Tuning EADGBe Intro: D (for dozens of measures) Verse 1: A That's how it starts D We go back to your house A We check the charts D And start to figure it out A And if it's crowded, all the better D Because we know we're gonna be up late A But if you're worried about the weather D Then you picked the wrong place to stay A That's how it starts....... Verse 2: A And so it starts D You switch the engine on A We set controls for the heart of the sun D one of the ways we show our age A And if the sun comes up, if the sun comes up, if the sun comes up D And I still don't wanna stagger home A Then it's the memory of our betters D That are keeping us on our feet Chorus 1: A You spent the first 5 years trying to get with the plan D And the next 5 years trying to be with your friends again A You're talking 45 turns just as fast as you can D Teah, I know it gets tired, but it's better when we pretend Verse 3: A It comes apart D The way it does in bad films A Except in parts D When the moral kicks in A Though when we're running out of the drugs D And the conversation's winding away A I wouldn't trade one stupid decision D For another five years of lies Chorus 2: A Oh, you drop the first 10 years just as fast as you can D And the next ten people who are trying to be polite A When you're blowing 85 days in the middle of France D Yeah, I know it gets tired only where are your friends tonight? Verse 4: A And to tell the truth D Oh, this could be the last time A So here we go D Like a sales force into the night A And if I made a fool, if I made a fool, if I made a fool D on the road, there's always this A And if I'm sewn into submission D I can still come home to this Chorus 3: A And with a face like a dad and a laughable stand D You can sleep on the plane or review what you said A When you're drunk and the kids leave impossible tasks D You think over and over, "hey, I'm finally dead." Chorus 4: A Oh, if the trip and the plan come apart in your hand D You look contorted on yourself your ridiculous prop A