The Mountain Goats - In the hidden places

^AmAutumn came around like a drifter to an ^Dmonramp ^AmThere were wet leaves floating in gutters ^Dmfull of rain ^AmTook to walking barefoot around ^Dmtown ^FMelodies from grade school, k^Gicking in my brain ^AmSaw you on the crosstown bus tod^Dmay ^AmYou were reading a magazine ^DmI turned my face away and I shut my eyes ^Ftight And dre^Gamed about the flowers that hide from the light on dark ^Dmhillsides In the hidden pl^Amaces

^AmThe brakes howled and the bus pulled up near my ^Dmhouse ^AmAnd I got off at the ^Dmcorner ^AmPulled my sleeves down over my ha^Dmnds, over my hands ^FAnd I wished I was someone else ^GAnd I wished it was warmer ^AmAnd when I got home, I ^Dmthought about you ^AmLike a desperate policeman, ^Dmsearching for clues And I almost passed ^Fout, just then ^GAnd I shut my eyes again Headed for the dark ^Dmhillsides In the hidden ^Amplaces