The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
The Postal Service
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inthisworld
[Intro]C Dm Am AmC Dm Am Am
[Verse]C Dm Am AmSmeared black inkC Dm Am Amyour palms are sweaty and I'm barely listeningC Dm Am Amto last demandsC Dm Am AmI'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath[Chorus]F C G GWhere I am...F C G GF C G GWhere I am...F C G G[Verse]C Dm Am AmI'll wear my badge...C Dm Am AmA vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chestC Dm Am AmThat tells your new friendsC Dm Am AmI am a visitor here... I am not permanentC Dm Am AmAnd the on-ly thingC Dm Am Amkeep-ing me dry is[Chorus]F C G G(Where I am...) You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complexF C G G(Where I am...) A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visitingF C G G(Where I am...) And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leavingF C G GWhy I was the one worth leaving[Bridge]C C Dm DmG G Am AmD.C. sleeps alone tonight[Solo]C F Am Am (x8)F C G G (x10)
[Chorus]F C G G(Where I am...) You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complexF C G G(Where I am...) A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visitingF C G G(Where I am...) And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leavingF C G GWhy I was the one worth leaving[Chorus]F C G G(Where I am...) The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lightsF C G G(Where I am...) And send the autos swerving into the loneliest eveningF C G G(Where I am...) And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leavingF C G GWhy I was the one worth leaving[Outro]F C G GWhy I was the one worth leavingF C G GWhy I was the one worth leavingF C G G x2 F