Catie Curtis

Intro: (g) (g g/c) (g em) (csus2)

(d5)* she runs (g) right up
(d) to the very (g) edge
(d) then takes a step (g) back
(d) to clear her head (g)
(d) she got (g) married
(d) at twenty-one (g)
(d) after thirty (g) years,
(em7) it's hard (em7/d) to jump (csus2)
It's hard to (em7) jump (em7/d) jump (g)

And (g) everybody was (c) dancing (g)
(em) on (d) their wedding (cmaj9) day
(g) and all her friends have been (c) asking (g)
(em) "why would you (d) throw it away?" (Cmaj9)
(c) and she doesn't (d) know what to say (g)

(d5 g) (d g) (d g) (em7 em7/d g)

(d5) he is watch- (g) ing
(d) from back in his (g) chair
(d) wondering if she's (g) bluffing,
(d) or if it's a dare (g)
(d) and he'd like to tell (g) her
(d) they can work it (g) out
(d) but the tender (g) words
(em7) won't (em7/d) come out (csus2)
They won't come (em7 em7/d) out (g)

And (g) everybody was (c) dancing (g)
(em) on (d) their wedding (cmaj9) day
(g) and all their friends have been (c) asking (g)
(em) "why would you (d) throw it away?" (Cmaj9)
(c) and she doesn't (d) know what to say (g)

Instrumental break:
(g) (g g/c) (g em) (csus2) (g) (g g/c) (g em) (csus2)

(d5) she feels the (g) terror most
(d) when she looks down (g)
(d) she drops a pen- (g) ny
(d) and doesn't hear a (g) sound
(d) and yet the (g) silence
(d) in her own (g) home
(d) begs the ques- (g) tion
(em7) "why not (em7/d) be alone?" (Csus2)
Why not a- (em7 em7/d) lone (g)

And (g) everybody was (c) dancing (g)
(em) on (d) their wedding (cmaj9) day
(g) and to herself she's (c) asking (g)
(em) "why (d) do i (cmaj9) stay?"
(C) and she doesn't (d) know what to say (g)

Outro: (g) (g g/c) (g em) (csus2) (g)

*d major is always played without the 3rd (f#) in the verses.



C. 1995 Water tower music used with permission