NOTE: If you choose to strum rather than pick, try plucking the base string of each chord and strum the 3 high strings. This will replicate a sound close to the picking. Listen to the song for timing if you need to. NO CAPO. Chords used: G: 320033 G/B: 200033 Em7: 022033 Cadd9: x32033 Cadd9*: x32030 D: xx0232 Em: 022000 Bm: x24432 VERSE: G G/B Em7 Cadd9 _ e|-----3------------3------------3------------3-------| \ B|---3--3---3-----3---3---3----3---3---3----3---3---3-| \ G|--------0-------------0------------0------------0---| \ D|----------------------------------------------------| \ A|---------------------------2------------3-----------| \ E|-3------------2-------------------------------------| Play once for Cadd9 Cadd9 Cadd9* Cadd9* intro & throughout e|-----3------------3------------0------------0-------| the verses B|---3---3---3----3---3---3----3---3---3----3---3---3-| / G|---------0------------0------------0------------0---| / D|-2------------0-------------------------------------| / A|---------------------------3------------3-----------| / E|----------------------------------------------------|_/ CHORUS: D Em Bm G __________ _________ __________ __________ / x2 \_/ x2 \_/ x2 \_/ x2 \ e|-----2------------0------------2------------3-------| B|---3---3---3----0---0---0----3---3---3----3---3---3-| G|---------2------------0------------4------------0---|Play twice for D|-0--------------------------------------------------|the chorus A|---------------------------2------------------------| E|--------------0-------------------------3-----------| VERSE CHORDS: G, G/B, Em7, Cadd9, Cadd9*, Cadd9* In the evening when the storefronts close I watch as everybody goes away But I want to stay I stare down the empty streets aglow Wonder at the windows and homes Alone In the morning kids are off to school Yellow buses, all the rules remain the same Stay in line, be kind Wait your turn but try to win Be good, like you should CHORUS CHORDS: D, Em, Bm, G, D, Em, Bm, G You gotta walk so far Lose who you are Fall apart To get that brand new start VERSE: When you meet a stranger down the road Say hello, but all the same Don't get too close That's a lesson we've all been taught To protect what you've got And so you stay away These roads are open and wide There's room for everyone to move side by side So it's a shame, it's a pity In every town or city That we learn to walk in single file CHORUS: You gotta walk so far Lose who you are Fall apart To get that brand new start VERSE: No one tells you how to grow They teach you everything but what you need to know