[INTRO]
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[C]
[VERSE ONE]
[Am]Southern [F]Califor[Am]nia [G]is bad for the soul[C]
And [Am]New York [F]City [Am]takes its [G]toll
The [F]Missis[Am]sippi [G]River has a [Am]mean [F]under[G]tow[C]
How [Am]can I [F]shield [Am]myself [G]from the things that I hear[C]
I [Am]want to [F]close my [Am]eyes and [G]sleep for a year
[F]Tell me [Am]that it's [G]only a dream
[Am]That it's a [F]nightm[G]are
[CHORUS]
[C]Trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it
[C]Trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[F] [Am] [G]
[Am] [F] [G]
[VERSE TWO]
[C]How [Am]can your [F]mother [Am]be so [G]strong
[C]When her [Am]only [F]baby [Am]is [G]gone
[F]I [Am]don't know [G]where you are
[Am]Every[F]thing is [G]wrong
[CHORUS]
So I'm [C]trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it
[C]Trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[C]
[VERSE ONE]
[Am]Southern [F]Califor[Am]nia [G]is bad for the soul[C]
And [Am]New York [F]City [Am]takes its [G]toll
The [F]Missis[Am]sippi [G]River has a [Am]mean [F]under[G]tow[C]
How [Am]can I [F]shield [Am]myself [G]from the things that I hear[C]
I [Am]want to [F]close my [Am]eyes and [G]sleep for a year
[F]Tell me [Am]that it's [G]only a dream
[Am]That it's a [F]nightm[G]are
[CHORUS]
[C]Trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it
[C]Trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[C] [Am] [F] [Am] [G]
[F] [Am] [G]
[Am] [F] [G]
[VERSE TWO]
[C]How [Am]can your [F]mother [Am]be so [G]strong
[C]When her [Am]only [F]baby [Am]is [G]gone
[F]I [Am]don't know [G]where you are
[Am]Every[F]thing is [G]wrong
[CHORUS]
So I'm [C]trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it
[C]Trying [Am]not to [F]think [Am]about [G]it