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You know I want to be the way you want me to

Big hearted and tall enough to cover you

I would break in half if you said it out

Loud splinter out of myself just like mercury

I think it's better now than how it used to be

You were lying in bed and I would levitate

I think it's better here than where we used to be

I wish I could go out into the Oregon sun

A G# G E ---

To be alive in the day |

|--- Bass only, with guitar feedback

I'd smile at everyone ---

I remeber you back in '83

You were dressing insane you were my everything

You were so different from all those other girls

A bling electra in drag so cool and casually lame

I think I'm better now than how I used to be

Always nervous and weird scared most of the time

I think it's better now than how it used to be

always up in the night afraid to live in the day

Afraid to live in the day yeah

Afraid of being afraid

Bass only:

Now I sit alone when you're not around

I read aloud just to hear a friendly noise

I see your scary dolls they always look at me

From the corner of my eyes I see them shake their heads

Now back to bass and guitar:

You know I want to be the way you want me to

Big hearted and tall enough to cover you

You know I want to be the way you want me to

I wish I could go out just to be alive in the day

Yeah to be alive in the day

To be alive in the day