Sunsets for Somebody Else
Jack Johnson
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published by
paul
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[Intro]G Am D7 D7sus2 G[Verse]GI know I’ve seen your face somewhereAmSelling something, some big ideaD7 D7sus2I know I’ve seen that vacant stareGSelling sunsets for somebody else[Verse]GYou find yourself asking yourselfAmWhat is any of it worth?D7 D7sus2You find yourself looking up at nightGFrom the bottom of the earth[Chorus]Am D7 G G/F# EAnd oh, can this world not afford to sleep anymoreAm D7And oh, did your sheep start jumpingBmThey grow out their teethE Am D7Did they need a little something more, than this?[Verse]GThe taste of trouble on your lipsAm‘Cause now they’re bitin’ at your thoughtsD7 D7sus2You tell yourself just to turn awayGBut you know you’ve already lost[Verse]GThe smell of rain when it’s on a windAmCan never be paid in fullD7 D7sus2You try in vain to account for this messGAnd everything that you stole[Chorus]Am D7 G G/F# EAnd oh, can this world not afford to sleep anymoreAm D7And oh, did your sheep start jumpingBmThey grow out their teethEm Am D7Did they need a little something more, than this?[Verse]G‘Cause now they’re bitin’ at your feetAmThey got you running from this placeD7 D7sus2And now they’re breathing down your neckGYour eyes look lonely in your face[Verse]GI see you looking just out of frameAmWhat is it pulling you there?D7 D7sus2‘Cause things can never the stay the sameGSo what is keeping you here?[Chorus]Am D7 G G/F# EAnd oh, can this world not afford to sleep anymoreAm D7And oh, did your sheep start jumpingBmThey grow out their teethEAnd need a little something now[Chorus]Am D7Every time you think, well they’d be biting at your thoughtsBmAnd every time you blinkEWell you’ll be so damn farAm D7But you want more, than this[Outro]GI know I’ve seen your face somewhere