Verse 1:
I drove my [Em]car along the o[G]ld bus route to my p[D]arents house t[C]oday
And on my [Em]way I saw the [G]places I once [D]loved begin to [C]fade
The r[Em]ecreation g[G]rounds I knew so [D]well have been re[C]placed
With w[Em]orn out football [G]pitches, tennis c[D]ourts and empty s[C]pace
Chorus:
I miss the d[C]ays I used to [Em]know, I had a p[D]lace
Where all the f[C]riends I thought I l[Em]oved, weren't far a[D]way
Before I l[Em]ost my [Bm]way and these s[C]treets still knew my n[G]ame
I miss the d[C]ays I kn[G]ew I had a p[D]lace, a place in ever[Em]ything
Em, G, D, C x2
Verse 2:
Now there are [Em]ghosts in the eyes of the ch[G]eckout girls and the
[D]Boys that run the [C]bars
Who [Em]5 years ago were [G]aspiring artists or [D]poets with g[C]uitars
We w[Em]ore our hearts so f[C]ar down our s[G]leeves that we l[D]ost them day to [C]day
But this p[D]lace, isn't the s[Em]ame you [C]see
[G]And these s[D]treets, don't[Em] feel like h[C]ome to me
Chorus:
I miss the d[C]ays I used to [Em]know, I had a p[D]lace
Where all the f[C]riends I thought I l[Em]oved, weren't far a[D]way
Before I l[Em]ost my [Bm]way and these s[C]treets still knew my n[G]ame
C G D Em...
I miss the days I knew I had a place, a place in everything
Whoa's: ...Em - B - C - D - C - G - D
Bridge/Outro:
I [Em]parked the car and made my way down c[Bm]loser to the sea.
I in[C]haled the summer [G]breeze and I felt f[C]ree. [G] [D]
I fo[Em]rgot how much I missed the way, the [Bm]sun lit up the east coast bays
And [C]made the north sea come a[G]live, and at n[D]ight we'd pass the l[Em]ighthouse by
On the our w[C]ay to drown our[G]selves in illegal [D]wine.
And we'd s[C]tay awake til the m[G]orning cars went [D]by,
With [C]nothing but a [G]bus fare and a [D]smile
And I c[Em]ouldn't h[D]elp but s[C]mile.
I drove my [Em]car along the o[G]ld bus route to my p[D]arents house t[C]oday
And on my [Em]way I saw the [G]places I once [D]loved begin to [C]fade
The r[Em]ecreation g[G]rounds I knew so [D]well have been re[C]placed
With w[Em]orn out football [G]pitches, tennis c[D]ourts and empty s[C]pace
Chorus:
I miss the d[C]ays I used to [Em]know, I had a p[D]lace
Where all the f[C]riends I thought I l[Em]oved, weren't far a[D]way
Before I l[Em]ost my [Bm]way and these s[C]treets still knew my n[G]ame
I miss the d[C]ays I kn[G]ew I had a p[D]lace, a place in ever[Em]ything
Em, G, D, C x2
Verse 2:
Now there are [Em]ghosts in the eyes of the ch[G]eckout girls and the
[D]Boys that run the [C]bars
Who [Em]5 years ago were [G]aspiring artists or [D]poets with g[C]uitars
We w[Em]ore our hearts so f[C]ar down our s[G]leeves that we l[D]ost them day to [C]day
But this p[D]lace, isn't the s[Em]ame you [C]see
[G]And these s[D]treets, don't[Em] feel like h[C]ome to me
Chorus:
I miss the d[C]ays I used to [Em]know, I had a p[D]lace
Where all the f[C]riends I thought I l[Em]oved, weren't far a[D]way
Before I l[Em]ost my [Bm]way and these s[C]treets still knew my n[G]ame
C G D Em...
I miss the days I knew I had a place, a place in everything
Whoa's: ...Em - B - C - D - C - G - D
Bridge/Outro:
I [Em]parked the car and made my way down c[Bm]loser to the sea.
I in[C]haled the summer [G]breeze and I felt f[C]ree. [G] [D]
I fo[Em]rgot how much I missed the way, the [Bm]sun lit up the east coast bays
And [C]made the north sea come a[G]live, and at n[D]ight we'd pass the l[Em]ighthouse by
On the our w[C]ay to drown our[G]selves in illegal [D]wine.
And we'd s[C]tay awake til the m[G]orning cars went [D]by,
With [C]nothing but a [G]bus fare and a [D]smile
And I c[Em]ouldn't h[D]elp but s[C]mile.
