run-around

 by blues traveler

no capo: 

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Oh, once upon a midnight dreary, I woke with something in my head

I couldn't escape the memory of a phone call and-a-what you said

Like a game show contestant with a parting gift, I could not believe my eyes

When I saw through the thoughts of a trusted friend, who needs to humor me and tell me lies

Yeah, humor me and tell me lies

And I'll lie too, say I don't mind, and as we seek, so shall we find

And when you're feeling open I'll still be here, but not without a certain degree of fear

Of what will be, with you and me, I still can see things hopefully

      CHORUS (same chords)

      But you~ why you wanna gimme the run-around

      Is it a sure-fure way to speed things up

      When all it does is slow me down

Shake me, and my confidence, about a great, many things

But I've been there, I can see it cower like a nervous magician waiting in the wings

Of a bad play, where the heroes are right, and nobody thinks or expects too much

And Hollywood's calling for the movie rights, singing 'hey babe, let's keep in touch'

Hey baby, let's keep in touch!

But I want more than a touch I want you to reach me

and show me all the things I no one else can see

So what you feel becomes mine as well, and soon if we're lucky we'll be unable to tell

what's yours or mine, the fishing's fine, and it doesn't have to rhyme, so don't you feed me a line

      CHORUS

Tra-la-la bomba dear this is the pilot speaking and I've...got some news for you

It seems my ship still stands no matter what you drop and there ain't a whole lot that you can do

Oh, sure, the banner may be torn and the wind's gotten colder, perhaps I've grown a little cynical

But I know no matter what the waitress brings, I shall drink in and always be full

Yeah, my cup shall always be full

Oh, I like coffee, and I like tea, like to be able to enter a final plea

I still got this dream that you just can't shake, I love you to the point you can no longer take

Well, all right, okay, so be that way, but I hope and pray that there's something left to say

      CHORUS 2x