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Intro riff:

e-----------3
B-----------3
G--0--0--0--0
D--0--0--0--0
A--3--2--0--2
E-----------3

Use shallow, thick strums. Make sure that you capture the bass line, which goes:

D----0-----0---------0--
A-3----2-------2-0------
E----------------------3

C                         G
a bird you would've liked brought the sky down,
           C                     G
but it was useless to see it without you around.
C                                G
and in the unstoppable camera of my mind's eye,
C                  D
i saw you and some foreign guy.

C                          G
and i could hear your voice ringing.
C                    G
and i could hear you singing.
C            D              G               Em
from all the way across the country in palm springs,
C     D        G
i can hear you now.

(intro riff)

C                              G
your laughter tore through the new jersey night,
C                         G
and i can't stand it, but i'm alright.
C                              G
stood out on the balcony and i took a look around
      C
and a bird you would've loved the sight of
G
brought the sky down.

C                           G
and i could hear your voice ringing.
C                    G
and i could hear you singing.
C            D              G               Em
from all the way across the country in palm springs,
C     D        G
i can hear you now.

(intro riff)