(Capo 1st fret)
(Intro) B F# (x8)
Em Dm Am Cm
I was about to buy de-icer, check the pressure on my tyres,
G Em C F# B
Burn a county compilation, take Elaine to Mr Squires
Em Dm Am Cm
But how sincere were my intentions? Was it all a rush of blood?
G Em C F# B
Without a friend around to guide me; it was you who understood.
D G Em C
Those travel sweets so hard to open, the matrix sign near Arley Hall
G Em A D F#
To use or not to use the toll road ‘cos after Stoke it starts to crawl.....
Bm
And it crawls.
C G F# Bb
And I’d be far from over keen - based upon those calculations:
D Ab Db
I stayed at home.
F# B D E B F#
You showed me distance in between, mileage chart
B D E B F#
It’s good you’re here to intervene, mileage chart
B Ab F# B D
I think you’ve changed the way I feel, concrete heart
F# B D E B F# (instr) B F# (x4)
You showed me Ullapool to Deal, mileage chart.
Em Dm Am Cm
In limiting my aspirations, a quiet happiness ensues
G Em C F# B
I never tried to reach for the stars, I never had platform shoes
Em Dm Am Cm
Should I get too enthusiastic, should my head begin to spin
G Em C F# B
Your brutal numerals appal me, and quickly douse the flame within.
D G Em C
Armageddon notwithstanding, in Lower Nowhere I will stay
G Em A D F#
For higher calling and tomorrow, I couldn’t give an ETA......
Bm
Come what may.
C G F# Bb
I know you’ll never let me down, I looked across and found the answer:
D Ab Db
It’s six three five.
F# B D E B F#
I’ve got the distance in between, mileage chart
B D E B F#
Nobody knows what might have been, mileage chart
B Ab F# B D
The motive now is solid steel, climate change
F# B D E B F#
You’ve gone and locked my steering wheel, mileage chart
E B F# E B D F#
Mileage chart, mileage chart.....