(intro) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10--| G|----------------------5--4--7-------------------| D|-------------0--2--5----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-3--3--3--3-------------------------------------| N.C. When the fan-ta-sy we live in. Lies in pie-ces on the ground. N.C. And there is no false il-lu-sion. That can turn your heart a-round. E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------7>(9)>7-5-7--------| A|---------------------------------------------7vvvvv-| E|----------------------------------------------------| No-thing can change the way I feel. (Change the way I feel.) No-thing can take your love from me. (Don't tell me that is real.) If on-ly I didn't wor-ry. If on-ly I could see. If on-ly I could see. E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5h7-5-7--9------------------| A|-------------------------5-7-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. Chas-ing sha-dows as they dance the floor. Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er young. Now I'm on my own. Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. Sha-dows on the wall. E|----------------------------------------------| B|------0---------------------------------------| G|---------2--0-----0-----2---2----2--0---0-----| D|---------------2-----2------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| N.C. On the sea of me-di-o-cri-ty. Drift-ing from a dis-tant shore. N.C. No good-byes, no cel-e-bra-tion. E|-----------------------------------------| B|----------------------15>(17)====vvvv>15-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| No one there to close the door. E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------0h2p0-2-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| On-ly the si-lence that I feel. (The si-lence that I feel.) On-ly the lone-ly road is real. (The lone-ly road is real.) If on-ly I didn't lose you. If on-ly we could be. If on-ly we could be. E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------8-10>(12====>10-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------5h7-5-7--9-----------------| A|----------------------5-7----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall.) Chas-ing sha-dows as they dance the floor. E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------5>(7)===>5-5vvvv-------5------| D|-----------------------------------------------------h7-5-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er young. Now I'm on my own. Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. Sha-dows on the wall. E|---------------------------------------------| B|------0--------------------------------------| G|---------2--0-----0-----2---0----2--2---0----| D|---------------2-----2-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| E|-----15-15-15-14--14-14-14-12--12-12-12-----------------| Play B|----------------------------------------15--15-15-15-12-| lightly. G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-12h13-15-13--12-13-15>(17)>15--12-13-15>(17)====>15-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------3vvvvvv----3--------------------------------| G|----(7)>5-4-2--------------5-4-2-0------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------0--2-0-------| A|-----------------------------------------0h2---------2----| E|--------------------------------------------------------3-| Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall.) Chas-ing sha-dows as they start to fall. Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er young. Chas-ing sha-dows on the wal al al all. E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------13-15-12--13-15-12-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall.) Chas-ing sha-dows as they dance the floor. E|---------------------------------------------15-14--14>(15)===-| B|---------------------------------------------15----------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Chas-ing sha-dows, ummm, ummm. E|--------------------17>(19)==>17-15>(17)==>15-14>(15)==>14-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Chas-ing sha-dows on the wal al al all. ummm ummm Chas-ing sha-dows. E|-3h5-3--5-3--3h5-3--5-3--3h5-5\7vvvv--------5vvvv-------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Chas-ing sha-dows as they start to fall. E|-3h5-3vvvv--3h5-3vvvv---3h5---5\7vvvv---------5vvvv2\3-| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| ummm ummm E|-5h7p5h7p5-3vvvv--3h5-3vvvv--3h5-5\7vvvv--5vvvv--3h5p3-3-| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-10\12-15-12------- Fade B|-------------12-15- out.

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