|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B     |
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B     |


[Verse 1]
    A        E
If life was simple
B                     A      E   B  F#m
Every day like Sunday afternoon
         A     E
There'd be no reason
    B                         A      E   B  F#m
To wake up, fight back, be a better you


[Pre-Chorus 1]
      A            E
Come dance by the fire
             B
'Til you're feeling higher
           A         E
Than the State of Empire
          B        F#m
Let that New York feeling
           E
Kill your pain into your ears
          F#m
Let the rhythm dry your tears
        B
As the world stops


[Chorus]
                   A  E  B  F#m
And the band plays
 A              E              B
Walking to the light all of a sudden
                   A  E  B  F#m
And the band plays
A              E                B
Always making something out of nothing
           A              E
Turn your heartache into loving
F#m
  And the band plays


[Instrumental]
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B     |


[Verse 2]
   A          E
Beware the straight roads
B                             A          E  B  F#m
Or they'll catch you sleeping at the wheel
     A        E         B
The warning sirens are more than sounds
                   A       E   B  F#m
There's something you can feel


[Pre-Chorus 2]
      A             E
Come let down your hair
          B
Let your despair be shared
         A             E
You can dance in your bed
          B        F#m
Let that downtown feeling
           E
Kill your pain and all your fears
          F#m
Let the rhythm dry your tears
        B
As the work stops


[Chorus]
                   A  E  B  F#m
And the band plays
 A              E              B
Walking to the light all of a sudden
                   A  E  B  F#m
And the band plays
A              E                B
Always making something out of nothing
           A              E
Turn your heartache into loving
F#m
  And the band plays


[Instrumental]
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B     |
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B     |


[Chorus 2]
B
 And the band plays
 A         E
Boom boom boom
B       F#m
Pow wow wow
  A              E
Crashing on the cymbals
B
 And the band plays
 A         E
Boom boom boom
B       F#m
Pow wow wow
 A                 E
Can you hear the trumpets
   B                       A  E  B  F#m
Screaming at the trombones
 A              E               B
Walking to the light all of a sudden
                   A  E  B  F#m
And the band plays
               A              E                B
You know we're always making something out of nothing
           A              E      B
Turn your heartache into loving
F#m
 And the band plays


[Ending]
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B     |
|A E |B F#m |
|A E |B     |