Intro: F# C# Ebm B
B
The power lines went out
F#
And I am all alone
B
But I don't really care at all
F#
Not answering my phone
B
All the games you played
F#
The promises you made
B
Couldn't finish what you started
C#
Only darkness still remains
B
Lost sight
C#
Couldn't see
B C#
When it was you and me
F#
Blow the candles out
C# Ebm
Looks like a solo tonight
B C#
I'm beginning to see the light
F#
Blow the candles out
C# Ebm
Looks like a solo tonight
B C#
But I think I'll be alright
B F#
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B
Been black and blue before
F#
There's no need to explain
B
I am not the jaded kind
F#
Playback's such a waste
B
You're invisible
F#
Invisible to me
B
My wish is coming true
C#
Erase the memory of your face
B
Lost sight
C#
Couldn't see
B C#
When it was you and me
F#
Blow the candles out
C# Ebm
Looks like a solo tonight
B C#
I'm beginning to see the light
F#
Blow the candles out
C# Ebm
Looks like a solo tonight
B C#
But I think I'll be alright
B
One day
C#
you will wake up
B C#
With nothing but “you're sorrys”
B
And someday
C#
you will get back
F# C#
Everything you gave me
F#
Blow the candles out
C# Ebm
Looks like a solo tonight
B C#
I'm beginning to see the light
F#
Blow the candles out
C# Ebm
Looks like a solo tonight
B C# F#
But I think I'll be alright