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