Round Here — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Round Here by Counting Crows (key of D).
Intro
[C/D] [D]
Verse 1
[C/D]Step out the front door like a ghost [D]into the fog where no one notices
[Em7]the contrast of white on white.
[C/D]And in between the moon and you [D]angels get a better view
[Em7]of the crumbling difference between wrong and [G]right.
Verse 2
[C/D]I walk in the air between the rain [D]through myself and back again.
[Em7]Where? [G]I don't know.
[C/D]Maria says she's dying.
[D]Through the door I hear her crying?
[Em7]Why? [G]I don't know
Interlude
[C]Round here we always [D]stand up straight
[Em]Round here, [G]something radiates.
Verse 3
[C/D]Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her [D]hand
[Em7]She said she'd like to meet a boy who looks like [G]Elvis
[C/D]She walks along the edge where the ocean meets the [D]land
[Em7]just like she's walking on a wire in the [G]circus
Verse 4
[C/D]She parks her car outside of my [D]house
[Em7]takes her clothes off,
[G]She says she's close to understanding Jesus
[C/D]She knows she's more than just a little [D]misunderstood
[Em7]She has trouble acting normal when she's [G]nervous
Verse 5
[C]Round here we're carving out our [D]names
[Em]Round here we all [G]look the same
[C]Round here we talk just like [D]lions
[Em]But we sacrifice like [G]lambs
[C]Round here she's slipping through my [D]hands
[Em][A] [D] [G] [A] [G]
Verse 6
[A]Sleeping children better run like the [Am7]wind
[D7/A]Out of the lightning [A]dream [G] [A]
[Am7]Mama's little baby better get herself [D7]in
[A]Out of the lightning [G] [A]
[C/D]
Bridge
[C/D]She says, "It's only in my [D]head."
[Em7]She says, "shh...I know it's only in my [G]head."
Verse 7
[C/D]But the girl on the street by the parking lot [D]says:"Man, you should try to take a shot
[Em7]Can't you see my walls are [G]crumbling?"
[C/D]Then she looks up at the [D]building
[Em7]Says she's thinking of [G]jumping
[C/D]She says she's tired of [D]life;
[Em7]She must be tired of [G]something.
Verse 8
[C]Round here she's always on my [D]mind
[Em]Round here I got lots of [G]time
[C]Round here we're never sent to bed [D]early
[Em]Man, nobody makes us [G]wait
[C]Round here we stay up very, very, very, very [D]late.
Outro
[C]I can't see nothin', [D]nothin'
[Em]Around [G]here
[C]You catch me if I'm falling,
[D]You catch me if I'm falling,
[Em]Will you catch me 'cause I'm falling down on [G]you
[C]I said I'm under the [D]gun
[Em7]Around [G]here
[C/D]Oh, man I said I'm under the [D]gun
[Em7]Around [G]here
[C/D]And I can't see nothin',
[D]Nothin'
[Em]Round here.