C#m | C#m/E | Amaj7 | F#m11 |
C#m | C#m/E | Amaj7 | F#m11 |


[VERSE 1]
      C#m                   C#m/E
     Another red light on a cold November day
Amaj7  F#m7          C#m                  C#m/E
     I see the faces following close in a long headlight parade
Amaj7     F#m7                Amaj9                E/B       B
     To a resting place where tear-stained eyes say   goodbye


[VERSE 2]
               C#m                    C#m/E
     I've been moving so fast I've forgot - ten where I'm going
Amaj7    F#m7                  C#m                   C#m/E
     I'm driving blind but the wheels of life have a beautiful way
            Amaj7        F#m7
     of slow  -  ing you down sometimes
        E/A                       Bsus4        B
     To catch your breath and take     a second to


[CHORUS]
E/A           E              B
    Smile when you're not supposed to laugh
E/A                    E            B
    And cry when you're supposed to hold it back
E/A                      C#m7           B             Asus2/F#
    And live like the sun    is burning out of the sky
               Aadd9
   'Cause tomor  -  row's too late so don't waste a day of this life


[INTERLUDE]
C#m | C#m/E | Amaj7 | F#m11 |


[VERSE 3]
    C#m                  C#m/E                    Amaj7
The long black car moves slow through the intersec  -  tion
  F#m7              C#m                  C#m/E            Amaj7
I take a left and I point my life in the op - posite direc  -  tion
  F#m7
I take a breath
         Aadd9            B              C#m7           B/D#       Aadd9     B
'cause I can't help think - ing that the man in that Lin - coln is telling me to


[CHORUS]
E/A           E              B
    Smile when you're not supposed to laugh
E/A                    E            B
    And cry when you're supposed to hold it back
E/A                      C#m7           B             Asus2/F#
    And live like the sun    is burning out of the sky
               Aadd9
   'Cause tomor  -  row's too late so don't waste a day of this life


[BRIDGE]
D               Asus2               E            B    A/C#
   So many souls     are set on lea - ving for E - den
D                 Asus2                  C#m7 C#m/E Amaj7 F#m
   But I will cher  -  ish this time here
            C#m C#m/E Amaj7
   Yeah yeah


[FINAL CHORUS]
E/A (hold)    E              B
    Smile when you're not supposed to laugh
E/A                    E            B
    And cry when you're supposed to hold it back
E/A                      C#m7           B             Asus2/F#
    And live like the sun    is burning out of the sky
              Aadd9                         Asus2/F#
  'Cause tomor  -  row's too late there's no        time to wait
           Asus2            n.c.
   So don't     waste a day of this life