Graham Parker - Dark sides of the bright lights

^AThe party may ^F#mwind down ^Gthe bottles are ^Astrewn and broken ^DThe games are all ^Em7played out like us^Aeless ^Asus2tokens ^{A6 A Asus2} T^Ahe videos are ^F#mscattered ^Gtheir messages have ^Ascreened and clattered ^DDiscussing the ^Em7actors as ^Aif they mattered ^Gthey mattered

^C#mAnd I'm ^Anot gaining^C#m any ^Aground here ^C#mNo I'm ^Anot listening ^F#myou do not ^Acare ^G#m7We are ^Anot driving ^G#m7in the ^Asame gear ^AIt always ^Afeels the same on the d^Cark side of the ^Abright lights Getting ^Dturned off again^{G D G}

^AThe night's conve^F#mrsation ^Gmight never really e^And up anywhere ^DThe big mouths ^Em7just open and ^Aclose on^Asus2 fingers ^{A6 A Asus2 A}The shal-la-la^F#m-la-low laughs^G they turned out to be ^Ahard reminders ^DAnd we only ^Em7heard them ^Aplaying behind us ^Gbehind us

^C#mAnd I'm ^Anot gaining ^C#many grou^And here ^C#mYou are not^A listening ^F#myou do not ^Acare ^G#m7You are ^Anot whispering^G#m7 in the r^Aight ear ^AIt always ^Afeels the same on the d^Cark side of the ^Abright lights Getting ^Dturned off again^{G D G}

^AI can't ^Asus2stand it ^CI can't s^Cadd2tand it ^AI can't ^Asus2even gain^C your att^Cadd2ention ^{A Asus2}

^C#mAnd I'm ^Anot gaining ^C#many grou^And here ^C#mYou are not^A listening ^F#myou do not ^Acare ^G#m7You are ^Anot whispering^G#m7 in the r^Aight ear ^AIt always ^Afeels the same on the d^Cark side of the ^Abright lights

On this ^Cdark side of the ^Abright lights On the ^Cdark side of the ^Abright lights Getting ^Dturned off again^{G D G} Getting ^Dturned off again^{G D G} Getting ^Dturned off again^{G D G D G D}