Verse 1
main riff
Clusters of- people talking- secretly- to each other
AmEm
In a bar you cannot talk openly
DmAmAsus2
To anyone you don't already know
AmEm
4-year-olds, they have got the right idea
DmAmAsus2
They jump the line and hit it on the nose
main riff
When we sit- and we get quiet-
Am
Then we look- and see who's home across the way
Em
There are 80 windows we can see
DmAmAsus
It's Christmas time and they all have the same tree
Pre-ChorusAmEm
You tell me the patterns you already see
DmAmAsus2
I wonder if they see us in our bed
ChorusAmG
You said you like the one
DmAmAsus2
With the father who always eats with his son
AmGDmAm
I like the rows of lights because they keep me calm
DmEmFC
I feel far away from you, so what else is new?
DmEmFC
The moon is closer to the sun than I am to anyone
Verse 2
main riff
When we sit- and we get quiet-
Am
Then we look- and see who's home- across the way
InterludeGDmAmChorusAmG
You said you like the one
DmAm
With the father who always eats with his son
AmGDmAm
I like the rows of lights because they keep me calm
DmEmFC
I feel far away from you, so what else is new?
DmEmFC
The moon is closer to the sun than I am to anyone
OutroDmEmFC
I feel far away from you, so what else is new?
DmEmFC
The moon is closer to the sun than I am to anyone
DmEmFC
The moon is closer to the sun than I am to anyone
DmEmFC
The moon is closer to the sun than I am to anyone
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