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