[ Предположительная тональность: G ] G G6/E Bm D So, she stands and waits, and waits at the school gate. G G6/E Bm C A/C# They're late. They come, so dumb, in two cars when they agreed one, C A/C# C And it's gone wrong, on her birthday. G G6/E Bm D So, they go to Joe's for pizza and ice cream. G G6/E Bm C A/C# They sit and stare, and Claire just wants to be nine-and-a-half. C Em7 G6/C Next year, she'll tell them she only wants world peace. D/G - G/C D/G - G/C But Claire, Claire baby, G6/E Bm D C7M I wish you knew how this all got twisted. G6/E Bm D C7M I wish you could see right inside us. G6/E Bm D C7M Em7/A Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out. G G6/E Bm D What's the point of this? What's wrong with two birthdays? G G6/E Bm C It's cool. At school, her friends, they all have two birthdays. Em7 G/C Em7 G/C Aw jeez. He just asked the waitress out on a date on her birthday. D/G - G/C D/G - G/C But Claire, Claire baby, G6/E Bm D C7M I wish you knew how this all got twisted. G6/E Bm D C7M I wish you could see right inside us. G6/E Bm D C7M Em7/A Some of the stuff, the best of us, that we can't get out. INTERLUDE Descending right hand arpeggio, octaves of F#(8va)-D-A-G-F# in 1-2-3-4-5 sequence. Bass line of G - E - B - D fires on incrementing notes in the sequence. F# D A G F# F# D A G 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 G E B D G E B D G Then G / G6 / D over same bass line for 8 more measures. G6/C Bm G6/C Here's the check. They pay, with two cards like they've never met. Bm C Goodbyes outside. It's cold in L.A. D/G - G/C D/G - G/C But Claire, Claire baby, Em Bm D C7M I wish you knew how this all got twisted. Em Bm D C7M I wish you could see right inside us. Em Bm D C7M Some of the stuff, the most of us, Em Bm D C7M You're what we were. We're all that's left. Em Bm D C7M Em7/A It used to be our birthday too.