Don't Let Me Cave In — The Wonder Years
Chords and lyrics for Don't Let Me Cave In by The Wonder Years (key of E).
Intro
or play each chord once
You drove me all the way [E]up here
cause you could tell that I was a [G#m]mess
I wasn't going to make it to [A]dinner
And I shouldn't be calling [F#]again...You drove me all the way back
Pre-Verse
|A B E E|
|A B C#m C#m|
|A B E E|
|A A B B|
Verse 1
I circled the airport a [E]hundred times
and [A]tried to hide the [B]fact that I was [A]crying[B]
I came in on the [A]red eye
That's why I look like [B]this
There comes a day when you [E]rectify
[A]who you are with [B]who you want to be[C#m] with[B]
And [A]I can't make the two things [B]co-exist
Pre-Chorus
So [A]don't let me [B]cave in
Chorus
You drove me all the way[E] up here
cause you could tell that I was a [G#m]mess
I wasn't going to make it to [A]dinner
And I shouldn't be calling [F#]again[A]
You drove me all the way [E]up here
And asked if we could stay in [G#m]bed
You still got work early [A]tomorrow
and I've got a plane to [F#m]catch
You [E]drove me all the way back
Pre-Verse
|A B E E|
|A B C#m C#m|
|A B E E|
|A A B B|
Verse 2
I spent last night getting [E]Mexican
Outside of [A]Logan Square [B]basement show with Evan[C#m]
[B]Chicago looked [A]desperate
But maybe that was [B]me
I couldn't help [E]thinking of [A]watching
the [B]Sears Tower [C#m]collapse as a [B]kid[E]
I feel like[A] I might do the [E]same thing
Pre-Chorus
So [A]don't let it happen to [B]me
No [A]don't, don't let it happen to [B]me
(Don't let it happen to me)
Chorus
You drove me all the way[E] up here
cause you could tell that I was a [G#m]mess
I wasn't going to make it to [A]dinner
And I shouldn't be calling [F#]again[A]
You drove me all the way [E]up here
And asked if we could stay in [G#m]bed
You still got work early [A]tomorrow
and I've got a plane to [F#m]catch
You [A]drove me all the way back
Bridge
[F#m]I tried to make a [A]life in the Midwest
[E] but the rust belt [B]keeps breaking promises
[F#m] I can't seem to [E]find out where my [E]footing is
[A]So don't (don't don't don't)
[B] let (don't [E]let me cave in)
Don't let me [A]cave in
(don't let me cave [B]in)
Chorus
You drove me all the way[E] up here
cause you could tell that I was a [G#m]mess
I wasn't going to make it to [A]dinner
And I shouldn't be calling [F#]again[A]
You drove me all the way [E]up here
And asked if we could stay in [G#m]bed
You still got work early [A]tomorrow
and I've got a plane to [F#m]catch
You [E]drove me all the way back
X