Massachusetts

Tuning: Standard



Intro: G#m-F#-B-F#





              G#m

She's cutting out the bruises,

   E             F#               G#m

Forgetting her excuses for being here again

       E                   B       F#      G#m

with a suitcase packed and waiting by the door.

                E                  F#               G#m

In her head, convinced herself she hasn't lost enough to quit.

      E                   B

But tonight she lays here thinking,

F#       E B    F#

What if I just left

       G#m     F#      E

In the middle of the night

B           F#

Back to California

    G#m-F#

And never look back?





Chorus:

G#m            E

  She'll fantasize about it

B            F#                 E

every single day but she can't find it

       F#             G#m

in her heart to run away,

    B

and no one's listening.

G#m              E

  With Northern Massachusetts,

B                F#

on his knees to stay, he's begging,

E               F#               G#m

Please, oh baby please, I can explain.

                 E-F#

It won't happen again.





             G#m

He's putting out the fires

         E            B

and he's making her believe

     F#      G#m

he's really changed this time;

         E            F#              G#m

But it's obvious it's just another lie, lapse and relapse.

     E               B        F#

And again she lays beside him thinking,

E    B--F#           G#m     F#      E

I'll pretend in the middle of the night,

   B                     F#

my eyes are closed, I'm sleeping,

G#m               F#

But I won't come back.





Chorus:

G#m            E

  She'll fantasize about it

B            F#                 E

every single day but she can't find it

       F#             G#m

in her heart to run away,

    B

And no one's listening.

G#m              E

  With Northern Massachusetts,

B                F#

On his knees to stay, he's begging,

E               F#               G#m

Please, oh baby please, I can explain.

                         G#m-F#-E-F#

It won't happen again... It won't happen again





G#m-F#-E-F#





Bridge:

G#m

  How long can this last?

Gm

  The final straw was the hospital.

E

  At least she told herself that.

          F#

But she just can't find the strength to end it.

E B    F#           G#m     F#      E

I just left in the middle of the night,

B           F#

Back to California,

    G#m-F#

And never look back.





Chorus:

G#m            E

  She'll fantasize about it

B            F#                 E

every single day but she can't find it

       F#             G#m

in her heart to run away,

    B

And no one's listening.

G#m              E

  With Northern Massachusetts,

B                F#

On his knees to stay, he's begging,

E               F#               G#m

Please, oh baby please, I can explain.

   B

It won't happen again





G#m            E

  She'll fantasize about it

B            F#                 E

every single day but she can't find it

       F#             G#m

in her heart to run away, (to run away...)

    B

And no one's listening.

G#m              E

  With Northern Massachusetts,

B                F#  (ON his knees to stay...) 

On his knees to stay, he's begging,

E               F#               G#m

Please, oh baby please, I can explain.

                 G#m

It won't happen again