Regina Spektor – The One Who Stayed And The One Who Left (Guitar)

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A D A D D
A                   C#dim/G
He went to visit an old, old friend

D                    G/D     D
And it was long, long overdue

A                         C#dim/G
And though they stayed up very late

D                        G/D         D
They never talked out of turn or tune

A                        C#dim/G
And every time they'd say goodbye

D                      G/D       D
Well he'd just stay another while

A                   C#dim/G
They started from a distant place

D                 G/D      D
And were so happy face to face
D
A                       C#dim/G
The one who left wanted everything

D                        G/D      D
The one who stayed never wanted more

A                           C#dim/G
It's not your choice, it's how you're built

D                    G/D        D
It's in a blueprint of your soul

A                      C#dim/G
The one who left, he dropped his smile

D                   G/D      D
And they sat quiet for a while

A                         C#dim/G
Then the one who stayed began to speak

D                    G/D      D
And in his words, he answered why

D                Dmaj7
I'm just another drop in the bucket

D          D/C#    Bmin
I'm just another song on a jukebox

A                G
I'm just another face in the crowd

       G        A     D
Another fish in the sea

D                   Dmaj7
Something to being one of the many

D            D/C#     Bmin
Something to being one in the masses

A                       G
Something to being surrounded by others and not

     A        D
alone by yourself

E7/G#   E7/B       E7/D     E7/E
I never wanted the bright lights and my

A    G   D/F#     D/F#  A7/E  D
eyes are much too quiet

E7/G#               E7/B           E7
I never wanted them pointing their fingers at

A  G  D/F#  A7/E
me oh no, but

D                   Dmaj7
Something to being one of the many

D            D/C#     Bmin
Something to being one in the masses

A                       G
Something to being surrounded by others and not

     A        D
alone by yourself

A                   C#dim/G
The one who left he knew it then

D                   G/D      D
And he would never doubt again

A                      C#dim/G
He loved this life, he loved his friend

D                      G/D      D
But he'd keep running 'til the end

A                     C#dim/G
All words they said hovered above

D                 G/D        D
All of the pain, all of the love

A                         C#dim/G
They hugged goodbye and in his room

D                  G/D      D
he sang real quiet to the moon

D                 Dmaj7
Something to being one of the many

D          D/C#     Bmin
who get to sing the songs on the jukebox

A                 G
Who get to stay awake all night and dream

        A     D
half of the day

D                    Dmaj7
Something to waking up in a new town

D             D/C#     Bmin
Something to singing songs to a new crowd

A                       G
Something to being surrounded by others and not

       A     D
alone by yourself

E7/G#   E7/B       E7/D     E7/E
I never wanted the bright lights and my

A    G   D/F#     D/F#  A7/E  D
eyes are much too quiet

E7/G#               E7/B           E7
I never wanted them pointing their fingers at

A  G  D/F#  A7/E
me oh no, but

D                 Dmaj7
Something to being one of the many

D          D/C#     Bmin
who get to sing the songs on the jukebox

A                 G
Who get to stay awake all night and dream

        A     D
half of the day

          G       A   Bmin
Then wake up in a new town

A     G          A       D
Just another face in the crowd