[G]So, she st[G6/E]ands and wait[Bm]s, and wai[D]ts at the school gate.
They're l[G]ate. They c[G6/E]ome, so dum[Bm]b, in two[C] cars when they agr[A/C#]eed one,
[C] And it's gone [A/C#]wrong, [C]on her birthday.
[G]So, they [G6/E]go to Joe[Bm]'s for piz[D]za and ice cream.
They s[G]it and s[G6/E]tare, and Cla[Bm]ire just wan[C]ts to be nine-and-a-ha[A/C#]lf.
[C] Next year, [Em7]she'll tell them she on[G6/C]ly wants world peace.
But [D/G]Clai[-]re[G/C], Claire [D/G]baby[-],[G/C]
I [G6/E]wish you kn[Bm]ew how this al[D]l got tw[Cmaj7]isted.
I [G6/E]wish you co[Bm]uld see righ[D]t insi[Cmaj7]de us.
[G6/E]Some of the [Bm]stuff, the b[D]est of[Cmaj7] us, that we[Em7/A] can't get out.
[G]What's the p[G6/E]oint of thi[Bm]s? What's wro[D]ng with two birthdays?
It's c[G]ool. At sc[G6/E]hool, her frie[Bm]nds, they all[C] have two birthdays.
Aw j[Em7]eez. He jus[G/C]t asked the waitress out [Em7]on a date o[G/C]n her birthday.
But [D/G]Clai[-]re[G/C], Claire [D/G]baby[-],[G/C]
I [G6/E]wish you kn[Bm]ew how this al[D]l got tw[Cmaj7]isted.
I [G6/E]wish you co[Bm]uld see righ[D]t insi[Cmaj7]de us.
[G6/E]Some of the [Bm]stuff, the b[D]est of[Cmaj7] us, that we[Em7/A] can't get out.
INTERLUDE
Descending right hand arpeggio, octaves of F#(8va)-D-A-G-F# in 1-2-3-4-5
sequence. Bass line of G - E - B - D fires on incrementing notes in the sequence.
[F#] [D] [A] [G] [F#] [F#] [D] [A] [G]
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [1] [2] [3] [4]
[G] [E] [B] [D] [G] [E] [B] [D] [G]
Then G / G6 / D over same bass line for 8 more measures.
[G6/C]Here's the check. They [Bm]pay, with two cards like they've ne[G6/C]ver met.
Goodbyes outs[Bm]ide. It's c[C]old in L.A.
But [D/G]Clai[-]re[G/C], Claire [D/G]baby[-],[G/C]
I [Em]wish you [Bm]knew how this [D]all got [Cmaj7]twisted.
I [Em]wish you [Bm]could see ri[D]ght in[Cmaj7]side us.
[Em]Some of th[Bm]e stuff, the[D] most [Cmaj7]of us,
You're w[Em]hat we[Bm] were. We're[D] all that'[Cmaj7]s left.
It [Em]used t[Bm]o be our[D] birthda[Cmaj7]y too.[Em7/A]
They're l[G]ate. They c[G6/E]ome, so dum[Bm]b, in two[C] cars when they agr[A/C#]eed one,
[C] And it's gone [A/C#]wrong, [C]on her birthday.
[G]So, they [G6/E]go to Joe[Bm]'s for piz[D]za and ice cream.
They s[G]it and s[G6/E]tare, and Cla[Bm]ire just wan[C]ts to be nine-and-a-ha[A/C#]lf.
[C] Next year, [Em7]she'll tell them she on[G6/C]ly wants world peace.
But [D/G]Clai[-]re[G/C], Claire [D/G]baby[-],[G/C]
I [G6/E]wish you kn[Bm]ew how this al[D]l got tw[Cmaj7]isted.
I [G6/E]wish you co[Bm]uld see righ[D]t insi[Cmaj7]de us.
[G6/E]Some of the [Bm]stuff, the b[D]est of[Cmaj7] us, that we[Em7/A] can't get out.
[G]What's the p[G6/E]oint of thi[Bm]s? What's wro[D]ng with two birthdays?
It's c[G]ool. At sc[G6/E]hool, her frie[Bm]nds, they all[C] have two birthdays.
Aw j[Em7]eez. He jus[G/C]t asked the waitress out [Em7]on a date o[G/C]n her birthday.
But [D/G]Clai[-]re[G/C], Claire [D/G]baby[-],[G/C]
I [G6/E]wish you kn[Bm]ew how this al[D]l got tw[Cmaj7]isted.
I [G6/E]wish you co[Bm]uld see righ[D]t insi[Cmaj7]de us.
[G6/E]Some of the [Bm]stuff, the b[D]est of[Cmaj7] us, that we[Em7/A] can't get out.
INTERLUDE
Descending right hand arpeggio, octaves of F#(8va)-D-A-G-F# in 1-2-3-4-5
sequence. Bass line of G - E - B - D fires on incrementing notes in the sequence.
[F#] [D] [A] [G] [F#] [F#] [D] [A] [G]
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [1] [2] [3] [4]
[G] [E] [B] [D] [G] [E] [B] [D] [G]
Then G / G6 / D over same bass line for 8 more measures.
[G6/C]Here's the check. They [Bm]pay, with two cards like they've ne[G6/C]ver met.
Goodbyes outs[Bm]ide. It's c[C]old in L.A.
But [D/G]Clai[-]re[G/C], Claire [D/G]baby[-],[G/C]
I [Em]wish you [Bm]knew how this [D]all got [Cmaj7]twisted.
I [Em]wish you [Bm]could see ri[D]ght in[Cmaj7]side us.
[Em]Some of th[Bm]e stuff, the[D] most [Cmaj7]of us,
You're w[Em]hat we[Bm] were. We're[D] all that'[Cmaj7]s left.
It [Em]used t[Bm]o be our[D] birthda[Cmaj7]y too.[Em7/A]
