Suburban Legends

C you had people Am F who called you on unmarked numbers in my peripheral vision . . C i let it slide Am F like a hose on a slippery plastic summer all was quickly forgiven . . C Am you were so magnetic , F it was almost obnoxious C flush with the currency of cool . . Am F i was always turning out my empty pockets G and when it came to you . . Reff : C Em i . . didn’t come here to make friends F G we were born . . to be suburban legends C Em when you hold . . me , it holds me together F and you kiss me in a way G that’s gonna screw me up forever . . C i had the fantasy Am F that maybe our mismatched star signs . . would surprise the whole school . . C Am F when i ended up back at our class reunion walking in with you . . C Am you’d be more than a chapter F in my old diaries . . with the pages ripped out . . C Am F i Am standing in A 1950s gymnasium . . G and i can still see you now . . Reff : C Em i . . didn’t come here to make friends F G we were born . . to be suburban legends C Em when you hold . . me , it holds me together F and you kiss me in a way G that’s gonna screw me up forever . . C Em i . . know that you still remember F G we were born . . to be national treasures C Em when you told . . me , we’d get back together F and you kissed me in a way G that’s gonna screw me up forever . . C Am tick tock on the clock , F i pace down your block i broke my own heart C cause you were too polite to do it Am waves crash on the shore , F i dash to the door you don’t knock anymore , C and my whole life’s ruined Am tick tock on the clock , F i pace down your block i broke my own heart C cause you were too polite to do it Am waves crash to the shore , F i dash to the door G you don’t knock anymore C Em F and i always knew it . . G C Em F G C and my life had been ruined . .