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The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event

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Intro 1
D

G
D

Verse 1
D

Someday they're

going to write about us,
A

Living here in the shadow

of this gathering dust,
Bm

As the waves build up
G

and drown the light,
D

While we're hanging from
A

buildings on a Saturday night.
Verse 2
D

And the words she said
A

I could barely hear over the blare of

the speakers and the smell of beer,
Bm

As she got up to speak,
G

she lifted her dress.
D

I remember her face but
A

I forget the rest.
Verse 3
G
D

Here in California, I was
A

Just a name and a number,
Bm

a face on a tumblr.
G

Here in California,
D
A

we're all stuck in the same scene,
Bm

All nightmares and daydreams
A
G
A
D

In California.
Verse 4
D

She said, "I got money,

but I got no friends,"
A

As we drove through the valley

in her daddy's Benz.
Bm

She said, "These pills wear off,
G

but the pain don't end.
D

I never thought it would matter
A

so much to pretend."
Verse 5
D

And the thing about her that haunts me still
A

As her hands fell down

to the steering wheel,
Bm
G

And a shock of light fell across her face,
D

She said there's only two
A

ways out of this place.
Verse 6
G
D

Here in California, I was
A

Just a name and a number,
Bm

a face on a tumblr.
G

Here in California,
D
A

we're all stuck in the same scene,
Bm

All nightmares and daydreams
A
G
A

In Californi a.
D
Verse 7

Bm
D

And oh, I hope it's clear
Bm

There's no room for us
D

anymore in the atmosphere,
G
A

But darling I always liked the des
G
A

peration in your eyes,
Bm
A

The way you'd dance in the glow of the
G
A
D

Hollywood Freeway lights.
Verse 8
D

Someday they're gonna forget about us
A

And we'll wonder if we were

ever good enough.
Bm
G

It hit me last night, in this song I heard,
D

I remember the feeling but
A

forget all the words.
Verse 9
A

G
D

Here in California, I was
A

Just a name and a number,
Bm

a face on a tumblr.
G

Here in California,
D
A

we're all stuck in the same scene,
Bm

All nightmares and daydreams
A
G
A

In Californi a.
Outro 1
D
A
G
A
D

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