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