Originally in B, I play in A
Intro
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| x 2 |
| A | A/G# | |
| I bought a | toothbrush, some | toothpaste |
| F#m | F#m7 | |
| A | flannel for my | face |
| B7/D# | Dm7 |
| Pajamas, a hairbrush, new | shoes, and a case |
| Am7 | Em7 | F/G | G | C | |
| I | said to my reflection, let’s get o | ut of this play-ee-a | y-ace → | → |
| D7 | F | |
| Past the | church and the steeple, the | laundry on the hill |
| A | G/D | Gaug/D# |
| Billboards and the buildings, | memories of it | still |
| Am7 | |
| Keep | calling |
| D | Am | F7 | D | D/C | |
| And | calling, but for | get it all, | I know I | will |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted by the | fruit of a | nother |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
| B7 | |
| What’s been g | oing on |
| Bm7/E | A | A/G | |
| And now that | you have gone there’s no | other |
| D7/F# | D7 | A | A/G |
| Tempted by the | fruit of an | other |
| D7/F# | D7 | Bm |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
| Dm | Dsus2 | Dm | Dsus4 | Dm | Dsus2 | Dm |
| → | → | → | → | → | → |
| A | A/G# | |
| I’m at the | car park, the | airport |
| F#m | F#m7 | |
| The | baggage caro | usel |
| B7/D# | Dm7 | |
| The | people keep on crowding, me | wishing I was well |
| Am7 | Em7 | F/G | G | C | |
| I | said it’s no occasion, it’s no st | ory I can tell | → | → |
| D7 | F | |
| At my | bedside, empty pocket, a | foot without a sock |
| A | G/D | Gaug/D# | |
| Your | body gets much closer, I | fumble for the | clock |
| Am7 | D | |
| Al | armed by the se | duction |
| Am7 | F7 | D | D/C | |
| I | wish | that it would s | top |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted by the | fruit of a | nother |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
| B7 | |
| What’s been g | oing on |
| Bm7/E | A | A/G | |
| And now that | you have gone there’s no | other |
| D7/F# | D7 | A | A/G |
| Tempted by the | fruit of an | other |
| D7/F# | D7 | Bm |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
| Dm | Dsus2 | Dm | Dsus4 | Dm | Dsus2 | Dm |
| → | → | → | → | → | → |
| A | A/G | F#m | F#m7 | |
| I bought a | novel, some | perfume, a | fortune all for | you |
| B7/D# | Dm7 |
| But it’s not my conscience that | hates to be untrue |
| Am7 | Em7 | F/G | G | C | |
| I | asked of my reflection, tell me, | what is there to do? | → | → |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted by the | fruit of a | nother |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
| B7 | |
| What’s been g | oing on |
| Bm7/E | A | A/G | |
| Now that | you have gone there’s no | other |
| D7/F# | D7 | A | A/G |
| Tempted by the | fruit of an | other |
Hang the last chord for a bit
| D7/F# | D7 | Bm |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 | |
| Huh! | Tempted, by the | fruit of an | other |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted by the | fruit of an | other |
| A | A/G | D7/F# | D7 |
| Tempted, but the | truth is dis | covered |
Repeat to fade