Someone To Love — Fountains of Wayne
Chords and lyrics for Someone To Love by Fountains of Wayne (key of D).
Intro
[Bm] [F#] [G] [D]
Verse 1
[Bm]Seth Shapiro got his [F#]law degree
[G] He moved to Brooklyn from [D]Schenectady, '93
[Bm]Got some clients in the [F#]food industry
He [G]says it’s not the money, it’s the [D]recipes
He calls his [A]mom, says he’s [E]doing fine
[G] She’s got somebody on the [D]other line
Puts Coldplay [A]on, pours a [E]glass of wine
[G]Curls up with a book about [F#7]organized crime
Chorus
When it’s [G]late, and it’s [D]hot
And a [A]date with the Late Show’s [D]all that you’ve got[F#]
Don’t give [G]out, don’t give [D]up
[A]One of these nights you [F#]might find someone to [Bm]love
Interlude
[F#] [G] [D]
[Bm] [F#] [G] [D]
Verse 2
[Bm]Beth McKenzie got the [F#]job of her dreams
[G] Retouching photos for a [D]magazine aimed at teens
[Bm] It’s Thursday night, she should be [F#]out on the scene
But she’s[G] sitting at home watching "The [D]King of Queens"
There’s something [A]wrong that she [E]can’t describe
[G] She takes the contacts out of [D]her eyes
Sets the [A]alarm for [E]6:45
[G] So she can get a little [F#7]exercise
Chorus
When it’s [G]late, and it’s [D]hot
And an [A]hour in the shower is the [D]best that you've got[F#]
Don’t give [G]out, don’t give [D]up
[A]One of these nights you [F#]might find someone to [Bm]love
Interlude
[F#] [G] [D]
[Bm] [F#] [G] [D]
Bridge
And you’re [A]not the only one who’s lonely
And you’re [A]not the only one who’s lonely
Verse 3
[Bm]Seth Shapiro is [F#]trying in vain
[G] To hail a taxi in the [D]morning in the pouring rain
[Bm] Beth McKenzie sees one [F#]just up ahead
[G] She cuts in front of him and [D]leaves him for dead
Outro
[Bm] [F#] [G] [D]
(fade out)
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