This is how I play the song! Suggestions and corrections welcome!
Note that in the intro and verse section, the bass walk up
that goes F#m-Abm-A-B is not necessary and it sounds good just going from F#m to B.
[Intro]
B C#m B F#m Abm A x2
[Verse 1]
B C#m B
Wait till the heat sets in
F#m Abm A B
and the days grow long and thin
F#m Abm A B
it sets the traffic lights to swaying
C#m
in the wind
[Verse 2]
B C#m B
Run till your legs are sore
F#m Abm A B
turn the lights on, lock the doors
F#m Abm A B
they’ll wait the whole night long to shake you
C#m
to your core
[Chorus]
A B C#m Ebm
See how it burns and how it bends
E B F#m
the way it descends through the trees
B
outside your room
A E
how the dog days trouble you
B
and the cool sigh
A
of the low tide
F#m A B
how it only leaves you blue
B C#m B F#m Abm A
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
[Verse 3]
B C#m B
Out in the pines and firs
F#m Abm A B
there were spies and saboteurs
F#m Abm A B
you spent a night this side of breaking
C#m
taking turns
[Verse 4]
B C#m B
You’ve got time to kill
F#m Abm A B
you’ve got moves and summer skills
F#m Abm A B
and even so, they sought to bend you
C#m
to their will
[Chorus]
A B C#m Ebm
Still can’t relax and place your words
E B F#m
just pray that this curse too will pass
B
dead afternoons
A E
how the dog days trouble you
B
and the cruel bite
A
of the sunlight
F#m A B
how it bends and how it burns
A E
and the nightmares reassure
B
in a clean bed
A
in a cold sweat
F#m
you’re forgetting all you learned here with your worst fears all confirmed here
[Outro]
A B A
E B A B A
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
E B A B A
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
E B A B A
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
E B A B A
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
E B A B A
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh
E B A
Ah-ah ah-ah-ah oohhh