Intro: C G Em D
C9
The power lines went out
G
And I am all alone
C9
But I don’t really care at all
G
Not answering my phone
C9
All the games you played
G
The promises you made
C9
Couldn’t finish what you started
Am
Only darkness still remains
C9
Lost sight
G
Couldn’t see
Am G
When it was you and me
C9
Blow the candles out
G Am
Looks like a solo tonight
G C9 G
I’m beginning to see the light
C9
Blow the candles out
G Am
Looks like a solo tonight
C9 G
But I think I’ll be alright
C G
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C9
Been black and blue before
G
There’s no need to explain
C9
I am not the jaded kind
G
Playback’s such a waste
C9
You’re invisible
G
Invisible to me
C9
My wish is coming true
Am
Erase the memory of your face
C9
Lost sight
G
Couldn’t see
Am G
When it was you and me
C9
Blow the candles out
G Am
Looks like a solo tonight
G C9 G
I’m beginning to see the light
C9
Blow the candles out
G Am
Looks like a solo tonight
G C9
But I think I’ll be alright
Am
One day
C9
You will wake up
G Em
With nothing but your 'sorry''s
Am
And someday
C9
You will get back
G C9
Everything you gave me
C9
Blow the candles out
G Am
Looks like a solo tonight
G C9 G
I’m beginning to see the light
C9
Blow the candles out
G Am
Looks like a solo tonight
G C9 G
But I think I’ll be alright