Regina Spektor - The one who stayed and the one who left

^AHe went to visit an ^C#dim/Gold, old friend ^DAnd it was long, long^G/D overdue^{D A}And though they stayed up ^C#dim/Gvery late ^DThey never talked out of ^G/Dturn or tune^{D A}And every time they'd say^C#dim/G goodbye ^DWell he'd just stay ano^G/Dther while^{D A}They started from a ^C#dim/Gdistant place ^DAnd were so happy ^G/Dface to f^Dace

^AThe one who left wanted ^C#dim/Geverything ^DThe one who stayed never ^G/Dwanted mo^Dre ^AIt's not your choice, it's h^C#dim/Gow you're built ^DIt's in a blueprint o^G/Df your soul^{D A}The one who left, he dr^C#dim/Gopped his smile ^DAnd they sat quiet f^G/Dor a whil^De ^AThen the one who stayed be^C#dim/Ggan to speak ^DAnd in his words, he ^G/Danswered ^Dwhy

^DI'm just another ^Dmaj7drop in the bucket ^DI'm just an^D/C#other so^Bminng on a jukebox ^AI'm just another ^Gface in the crowd Another^G fish in ^Athe se^Da ^DSomething to being o^Dmaj7ne of the many ^DSomething to ^D/C#being one^Bmin in the masses ^ASomething to being surro^Gunded by others and not alone^A by yours^Delf

^E7/G#I never ^E7/Bwanted the ^E7/Dbright li^E7/Eghts and my ^Aeyes ^Gare ^D/F#much too ^D/F#quiet ^{A7/E D E7/G#}I never wanted them ^E7/Bpointing their ^E7fingers at ^Ame ^Goh ^D/F#no, bu^A7/Et

^DSomething to being o^Dmaj7ne of the many ^DSomething to ^D/C#being one^Bmin in the masses ^ASomething to being surro^Gunded by others and not alone^A by yours^Delf

^AThe one who left he ^C#dim/Gknew it then ^DAnd he would never d^G/Doubt agai^Dn ^AHe loved this life, he ^C#dim/Gloved his friend ^DBut he'd keep running '^G/Dtil the e^Dnd ^AAll words they said ho^C#dim/Gvered above ^DAll of the pain, a^G/Dll of the l^Dove ^AThey hugged goodbye and in^C#dim/G his room ^Dhe sang real quiet ^G/Dto the mo^Don

^DSomething to being^Dmaj7 one of the many ^Dwho get to ^D/C#sing the ^Bminsongs on the jukebox ^AWho get to stay aw^Gake all night and dream half of ^Athe da^Dy ^DSomething to waking u^Dmaj7p in a new town ^DSomething to s^D/C#inging so^Bminngs to a new crowd ^ASomething to being surro^Gunded by others and not alone b^Ay your^Dself

^E7/G#I never ^E7/Bwanted the ^E7/Dbright li^E7/Eghts and my ^Aeyes ^Gare ^D/F#much too ^D/F#quiet ^{A7/E D E7/G#}I never wanted them ^E7/Bpointing their ^E7fingers at ^Ame ^Goh ^D/F#no, bu^A7/Et

^DSomething to being^Dmaj7 one of the many ^Dwho get to ^D/C#sing the ^Bminsongs on the jukebox ^AWho get to stay aw^Gake all night and dream half of ^Athe da^Dy Then wake ^Gup in a ^Anew ^Bmintown ^AJust a^Gnother face^A in the ^Dcrowd