"2 A.M.", by Scott Andrew LePera
From the album "Where I've Been"
Licensed under the Creative Commons nc-by-sa 2.0 license
Transcription by Adam Sampson
Key: G
This is in DADGAD tuning, capo 2 on the guitar.
[synth pads and ticking clock:]
C5 G5 C5 G5
[guitar:]
C/D D C/D D G/B
C/D D
lyin' awake at 2 A.M.
C/D D/A G/B
wonder what we're gonna wake up to next
C/D D
the lights are off, the kitchen's dark
C/D D/A G/B C/D
everything's quiet except my own heart
C/D D C/D D G/B
now times have changed in the land of the free
stayin' aside, spend another night with the TV
and jumping at shadows, and at every sound
can't be too careful, this could even be your town
C/D D C/D D
C/A G/B Csus2/D
and I know we ain't never going back
C/A G/B Csus2/D
yeah, I know we're never going back
C/A G/B Csus2/D
yes, I know we're never going back
D
to where we used to be
G D Em Csus2
as long as we let them keep us awake at night
Am C/D Gsus2 D/F#
as long as we let them keep us in fear for our lives
Am C/D G D
as long as we let ourselves stay safely trapped
Csus2/A Csus2
what kind of life is that?
G D
what kind of victory is that?
[guitar solo over:]
Csus2/D D Csus2/D D Csus2/D D Csus2/D D
Csus2/D D
lyin' awake, 2 A.M.
Csus2/D D/A G/B
wonderin' what we're gonna wake up to
Csus2/D D Csus2/D D Csus2/D D Csus2/D D G/B Csus2/D D
next
[fade out]