Verse 1:
A
I kicked the shelf at the junkpile
E
One big crash
AE
Sluggo's collection of broken glass
GA
I said, every time I take my shoes off
GDA
Someone's gotta come along and try them on
GA
You know what I mean
GA
It could've been such a wonderful year
GE
I wonder what went wrong
Verse 2:
A
Help me back to last year
E
Now that was something else
AE
Give me something to escape from besides myself
G
Beside me, Inside me
A
Growl or scowl - I don't care
G
I could sublet my future
A
I'm not in the picture
GA
I'm not there
GA
It could've been such a wonderful picture
GE
I wonder what went wrong
Bridge:
G-GG-GD-DD-DAAG-GG-GD-DD-DAAG-GG-GD-DD-DAAG-GG-GD-DD-DEE
Verse 3:
AE
Someone stole my anger
AE
Someone stole my girl and left me with a
G
Cold shoulder
AGA
Sluggo said, how can someone steal from you
GA
Something that you never owned?
AE
I said, yeah, it's damn good trick
AE
I wonder how the hell they do it
AE
What do we own but ourselves, really
AE
And we spend all our time trying to give that away
GA
It could've been such a wonderful year
GA
It could've been such a wonderful year
GA
It could've been such a wonderful year
GAAEAEG-D-AA
But now... it's just another day