B              D#
I felt invisible, but everyone
    E          B
Was staring at me
       B          D#
I felt alone, yet smothered
     E                   B
Like no one would let me be
         B                D#
I felt a yearning, like a burning
    E          B
Too hot to overcome
    F#
Cuz anything was better
     E           B
Than where I was from

[Verse 2]
        B                   D#
I met a band, they played a show
            E               B
And then we head out on the road
           B          D#
We made it down to Arizona
         E              B
Where it didn't seem so cold
        B          D#
I had a California Dream
           E                 B
You know I need that fun fun fun
    F#
Cuz anything was better
     E           B
Than where I was from

[Chorus]
E
Anything was bettеr
     B
So I went out on the run
F#
Anything was bettеr
           G#
I couldn't wait to see the sun
E
Anything was better
       B
I said goodbye to everyone
    F#
Cuz anything was better
     E           B
Than where I was from

[Verse 3]
B                    D#
Goodbye to old Queen Street
    E               B
Goodbye to Whitaker Park
    B                D#
I'm thankful for the lessons
        E            B
But the memories are dark
     B                D#
Good riddance to that home
          E               B
Where the nightmare had begun
      F#
Yeah, anything was better
     E           B
Than where I was from

[Chorus]
E
Anything was better
     B
So I went out on the run
F#
Anything was better
           G#
I couldn't wait to see the sun
E
Anything was better
           B
I said goodbye to everyone
F#
Anything was better
     E           B
Than where I was from

[Chorus]
E
Anything was better
     B
So I went out on the run
F#
Anything was better
           G#
I couldn't wait to see the sun
E
Anything was better
           B
I said goodbye to everyone
F#
Anything was better
     E           B
Than where I was from
F#
Anything was better
     E           B
Than where I was from