Intro
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Verse
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A man sits at his desk, one year from retirement,
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And he's up for review, not quite sure what to do.
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Each passing year, the workload grows.
Verse
BmDGF#mE
I'm always wishing, I'm always wishing too late
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For things to go my way, it always ends up the same (Count your blessings)
BmDGF#mE
I must be missing, I must be missing the point
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Your signal fades away and all I'm left with is noise
A
(Count your blessings on one hand)
Chorus
GBm
So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.
GBm
There's so much to dream about, there must be more to my life
Bridge
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Poor little tin man,
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still swinging his axe, even though his joints are clogged with rust.
Verse
BmDGF#mE
My youth is slipping, my youth is slipping away
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Safe in monotony, (so safe), day after day (Count your blessings)
BmDGF#mE
My youth is slipping, my youth is slipping away
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Cold wind blows off the lake, and I know for sure that it's too late
A
(Count your blessings on one hand)
Chorus
GBm
So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.
GBm
There's so much to dream about, there must be more to my life
Interlude
BmBm
Can't help but feel betrayed, punch the clock every single day
GEE
There's no loyalty and no remorse.
BmBm
Youth sold for a pension cheque, and it makes him f**king sick
GEE
He's heating up, he can't say no
BmGE
(Whoa-Whoa-oh)
BmGE
(Whoa-Whoa-oh)
Riff
EFEADChorus
GBm
So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.
GBm
There's so much to dream about, there must be more to my life
GBm
(So wait up) So wait up, I'm not sleeping alone again tonight.
GBmBm
Between the light and shallow waves is where I'm going to die
Outro
GABm
Wait up for me
GABm
Wait up for me
GABm
Wait up for me