[INTRO]
E E6 E E6 ?2
[VERSE 1]
E E6
As I look out at the window,
E E6
The first thing that I see
E E6
Is a shadow-like reflection
B
Looking back at me.
Bsus2
Cause all the lights are turned on
And the night is dark outside,
B6sus2
The window's like a mirror
A E E6 E E6
For the things I keep inside.
[VERSE 2]
E E6
I feel scared of how I blend in
E E6
With the silence of the night;
E E6
The curtains start to move
B
As I pull them from the right,
Bsus2
And closing off the image
Of the ghost that looks like me
B6sus2
I wonder if the man I am
A E E6 E E6
Is all I'll ever be
[CHORUS 1]
E E6 Emaj7/G#
Cause I used to dream
E6 E E6 Emaj7/G# E6
That I'd take over the world one day,
A
Me and my guitar
F#m
In a chauffeur-driven car
E E6 E E6
All the way...
E E6 Emaj7/G#
Yet I used to dream
E6 E E6 Emaj7/G# E6
That I'd take over the world one day,
A
But I guess for most of us
F#m
It's just a chauffeur-driven bus,
E E6 E E6
What can I say?
[VERSE 3]
E E6
And sunny days are plenty,
E E6
I feel lucky to be here.
E E6
The girl that sleeps beside me
B
Gets more pretty every year.
Bsus2
But every now and then
A cloudy day comes by,
B6sus2
Something I remember
A E E6 E E6
But I can't remember why.
[CHORUS 2]
E E6 Emaj7/G#
Cause I used to dream
E6 E E6 Emaj7/G# E6
That I'd take over the world one day,
A
Me and my guitar
F#m
They’d be handing out cigars
E E6 E E6
All the way...
E E6 Emaj7/G#
Yet I used to dream
E6 E E6 Emaj7/G# E6
That I'd take over the world one day,
A
But I guess when I will come,
F#m
It's just an evening down the pub,
E E6 E E6
What can I say?
[VERSE 4]
E E6
And there's one more thing that strikes me
E E6
As I put away this song -
E E6
That's just no way to tell
B
If you chose right or you chose wrong.
Bsus2
So look at your reflection
In the window if you can,
B6sus2
And try to see the world outside,
A E E6 E E6
You'll be the bigger man.
[CHORUS 1]
E E6 Emaj7/G#
Cause I used to dream
E6 E E6 Emaj7/G# E6
That I'd take over the world one day,
A
Me and my guitar
F#m
In a chauffeur-driven car
E E6 E E6
All the way...
E E6 Emaj7/G#
Yet I used to dream
E6 E E6 Emaj7/G# E6
That I'd take over the world one day,
A
But I guess for most of us
F#m
It's just a chauffeur-driven bus,
E E6 E E6
What can I say?