G                                                         Em 
Well it felt a New Year long, before you walked in to the door 
                    C    D             G 
Before the elevator rose,  on the 97th floor 
                                                                                          
                                                                                     Em 
Well you never knew your dad, and your family’s always been a chore 
                           C    D                            G 
You said religion gave you lots,  but Laurel Canyon gave you more 
                      Em                           G 
You had tears in your eyes, we were waiting in the dark 
                       Em   Bm          D            G 
You had tears in your eyes,   ohhhh the arrow on the mark 
G                                                          Em 
And now your runnin’ down the hall, pushing cameras to the side                         
                                                     C      D                          G 
And how its spoken with the sounds, that are coming from your eyes 

Well, we have methods , we have ways 
                          Em                             C   D 
And we have aching broken sores, but you said I’m like a wave 
                     G 
And you’re the rocky shore 
                  Em                             G 
It took a year to decide, we were banging on the door 
                 Em       Bm                 D                 
    G 
It took a year to decide, ohhh that you were mean’t for something more 

(Quietly) 
G                                                          Em 
Well, it started with a noise, that made us both close our eyes 
                    C    D                         G 
And as the elevator fell, I coulda sworn I saw you smile 
                          Em                              G 
But you had tears in your eyes, we were weightless in the dark 
                     Em    Bm        D            G 
You had tears in your eyes, ohhh the arrow on the mark 
                      Em    G 
You had tears in your eyes 
                      Em   G 
You had tears in your eyes 
                      Em    G 
You had tears in your eyes 
                      C        D                G 
But I’m glad I got to know you, right before we die