Intro
B 
 
then 
B F# D#m E B F# 
 
Verse 1
D#m 
Pick up the phone and 
E               B 
call in dead to work 
   D#m 
If you never go back 
  E                B 
I promise it won't hurt 
D#m             E 
   Don't give tomorrow 
        B    F# 
another look Rip up your 
        E              B 
license burn your checkbook 
 
Refrain 1
G#m                  F# 
   Just wish I could let 
               E   B E B E 
myself off the hook 
 
Chorus 1
         B                F# 
Then I'd pick up the phone 
D#m 
Pick up the phone and 
E 
we'll be gone 
         B                F# 
Then I'd pick up the phone 
D#m 
Pick up the phone and 
E        B 
we'll be gone 
 
Verse 2
       D#m 
Scrape up the stone to 
E               B 
know it'll be alright 
       D#m 
If you don't know where 
       E             B 
you're gonna sleep tonight 
D#m               E 
But you know it's all 
            B 
within your reach 
F# 
Go outside lay your 
 
heart on the street 
 
Refrain 2
G#m 
   If only I could 
F#              E     B E B E 
practice what I preach 
 
Chorus 2
         B                F# 
Then I'd pick up the phone 
D#m 
Pick up the phone and 
E 
we'll be gone 
         B                F# 
Then I'd pick up the phone 
D#m 
Pick up the phone and 
E 
we'll be gone 
 
Bridge
           B 
We used to think that 
            F# 
now we know better 
         E 
Today we realize that 
             B    B 
we only know worse 
          B 
And we're dreaming 
         F# 
if we're thinking 
           E 
It's gonna get better on 
    F#             B 
its own before the hearse 
 
Outro] 
           B 
We used to think that 
            A 
now we know better 
         G#m 
Today we realize that 
             G 
we only know worse