Written by James Mercer
C At fifteen we had to leave the States again F Dad was stationed at an RAF base they called Mildenhall C Black moss on a busted wall C The cobblestones made it hard to skate C I thought my flattop was so new wave F C Until it melted away in the Suffolk rain G7 C Well god damn, you miss the USA F C Then a kid in class passed me a tape F C G7 An invitation, not the hand of fate C I guess my shoes said I might relate F Somehow she knew I'd like to stay up waiting with her in the cold C For cheap beer and rock 'n' roll G7 C Which in time put lots of things in my mind F C A kid in class passed me a tape F C G7 We saw some bands down at the Corn Exchange C I wonder where my sister was that night Back at home under the tanning bed lights F I can still see the glow C Strange rays from her window G7 C Each night, as I was skating home C Started messing with my dad's guitar C Taught me some chords just to start me off F C Whittling away on those rainy days G7 C And that's how we get to where we are now F C A kid in class passed me a tape F C G7 A band called The Jesus and the Mary Chain C I started messing with my dad's guitar He taught me some chords just to start me off F C Whittling away on all of those rainy days G7 C And that's how we get to where we are now G7 F7 That's how we get to where we are now