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The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

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[Intro]
C  Dm  Am  Am
C  Dm  Am  Am
[Verse 1]
  CSmeared Dmblack AminkAm  
  CYour Dmpalms are sweatAmy and I'm barely Amlistening
 Cto laDmst deAmmandsAm  
  CI'm staring at the Dmasphalt wondering Amwhat's buried Amunderneath
[Chorus 1]
FWhere CI  Gam.G..
F  C  G  G
FWhere CI  Gam.G..
F  C  G  G
[Verse 2]
 CI'll weaDmr my Ambadge.Am..
 CA vinyl sticker with Dmbig block letters Amadherent Amto my chest
 CThat tells Dmyour new AmfriendAms
 CI am a Dmvisitor here.Am.. I am not Ampermanent
  CAnd the onDm-ly  AmthinAmg
 CkeeDmping Amme Amdry is
[Chorus 2]
F(Where I am...) You seem so Cout of context Gin this gaudy aGpartment complex
F(Where I am...) A stranger Cwith your door key Gexplaining that GI am just visiting
F(Where I am...) And I am Cfinally seeing Gwhy I was the Gone worth leaving
   F     C    GWhy I was the Gone worth leaving
[Bridge]
C  C  Dm  Dm
GD.GC. sAmleeps alAmone tonight
[Instrumental]
  C    Dm    Am    Amx4
  F    C    G    Gx4
[Chorus 2]
F(Where I am...) You seem so Cout of context Gin this gaudy aGpartment complex
F(Where I am...) A stranger Cwith your door key Gexplaining that GI'm just visiting
F(Where I am...) And I am Cfinally seeing Gwhy I was the Gone worth leaving
   F     C    GWhy I was the Gone worth leaving
[Chorus 3]
F(Where I am...) The district Csleeps alone tonigGht after the Gbars turn out their lights
F(Where I am...) And send the Cautos swerving Ginto the Gloneliest evening
F(Where I am...) And I am Cfinally seeing Gwhy I was the Gone worth leaving
   F     C    GWhy I was the Gone worth leaving
[Outro]
   F     C    GWhy I was the Gone worth leaving
   F     C    GWhy I was the Gone worth leaving
  F    C    G    Gx2
F

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The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

by The Postal Service

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[Intro]

C Dm Am Am

[Verse 1]

C Dm Am Am

Smeared black ink

C Dm Am Am

Your palms are sweaty and I'm barely listening

C Dm Am Am

to last demands

C Dm Am Am

I'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath

[Chorus 1]

F C G G

Where I am...

F C G G

Where I am...

F C G G

[Verse 2]

C Dm Am Am

I'll wear my badge...

C Dm Am Am

A vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chest

C Dm Am Am

That tells your new friends

C Dm Am Am

I am a visitor here... I am not permanent

C Dm Am Am

And the on-ly thing

C Dm Am Am

keeping me dry is

[Chorus 2]

F C G G

(Where I am...) You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex

F C G G

(Where I am...) A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting

F C G G

(Where I am...) And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

F C G G

Why I was the one worth leaving

[Bridge]

C C Dm Dm

G G Am Am

D.C. sleeps alone tonight

[Instrumental]

C Dm Am Am

F C G G

[Chorus 2]

F C G G

(Where I am...) You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex

F C G G

(Where I am...) A stranger with your door key explaining that I'm just visiting

F C G G

(Where I am...) And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

F C G G

Why I was the one worth leaving

[Chorus 3]

F C G G

(Where I am...) The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lights

F C G G

(Where I am...) And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening

F C G G

(Where I am...) And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

F C G G

Why I was the one worth leaving

[Outro]

F C G G

Why I was the one worth leaving

F C G G

Why I was the one worth leaving

F C G G

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