Intro
G#
[Verse 1]
G#
I think I’m an emotional sellout
G# A#m
Smiling at you ‘cause you said that it’s what you deserve
C# G#
I guess I get your love in return
[Refrain]
D# C#
It won’t be long
G#
'til the getting better
[Verse 2]
G#
5 pm is dark in November
G# F#
Seventeen’s gone, and I can’t kick this cold
A#m
But the mornings are lighter
C# G#
And I bought a lottery ticket
[Refrain]
D# A#m C#
It won’t be long
G#
‘til the getting better
[Chorus]
A#m D# G# Fm
Oooooh, I’m waiting, it won’t begin
A#m D# G#
Oooooh, oh, let me in
G#
Let me in
[Verse 2]
G#
I used to think that love was a fire
F#
Stayed underwater so i couldn’t get burned
A#m
But I forgot how to swim
C# G#
And then the ship started sinking
[Refrain]
D# A#m C#
It won’t be long
G#
‘til the getting better
[Chorus]
A#m D# G# Fm
Ooooooh, I see it, it’s closing in
A#m D# Fm D# A#
Ooooooh, oh, let me in, no
C# D#
Let me in
G#
Let me in
G#
Let me in
[Verse 3]
G#
A# couple more miles to your doorstep
G#
Could be pushing my luck again
G#
Hoping you’re home
A#m
But your room’s got a light on
C# G#
And I bought a lottery ticket
[Refrain]
D# A#m
It won’t be long
C# G#
‘til I’m gonna win it
D# F# C#
It won’t be long, woah