Josh Ritter - Kathleen

all t^Cadd9he other girls here are stars—you are the Northern Lights Gmaj Cadd9 they try to^Gmaj shine in thr^Cadd9ough your curtains—you're too close and too bright ^Gmajthey try and they try but ever^Em7ything that they do is the gh^Amost of a trace of a pale imitation^C of you ^Gmaj I'll be the one to drive you b^Cadd9ack home Kathleen ^{Gmaj Cadd9} Gmaj Cadd9 th^Gmajis party is^Cadd9 made with the night air and the chance that a smile Gmaj Cadd9 will win^Cadd9d its way from your face to one of the boys in your line ^Gmajyou act like you're hip to their tricks and you're s^Em7trong but a virgi^Amn Wurlitzer heart never o^Cnce had a song ^Gmaj I'll be the one to drive you bac^Cadd9k home Kathleen ^{Gmaj Cadd9 Gmaj}and I'll have you back by break of day ^D I'm going your way anyway ^Cadd9 and if you'd like to come along ^Gmaj I'll be yours for a song ^D

I^Cadd9 know you are waiting and I know that it is not for me Gmaj Cadd9 but I'm here and I^Gmaj'm ready and I^Cadd9've saved you the passenger seat ^GmajI won't be your last dance just your last go^Em7odnight Am C every heart is a pack^Gmajage tangled up in knots someone else tied Cadd9 Gmaj Cadd 9 I'll be the one to drive you back home Kathleen

so c^Cadd9rawl up your trellis and quietly back into your room Gmaj Cadd9 and I'll coa^Gmajst down the l^Cadd9ength of your drive by the light of the moon ^Gmajand the next time I see you a new kind of hello ^Em7 both our hearts h^Amave a secret only both of us know ^C 'bout the night th^Gmajat I drove you^Cadd9 back home Kathleen ^{Gmaj Cadd9}