Some of the Chords of this song are Played like these:
AC#m
e 0--------------- e 0----------------
B 0--------------- B 0----------------
G 2--------------- G 6----------------
D 2--------------- D 6----------------
A 0--------------- A 4----------------
E X--------------- E X----------------
Verse I
EA
She got the job in LA
C#mE
And there's so much that he had to say
C#m
Still only silence
B A....Am....
Then the moment slipped away
Verse II
EA
She took the red eye out of Baltimore
C#mE
And the irony is hard to ignore
C#m
Life's full of goodbyes
BA....Bsus(Hold)
To the ones we're living for
EAEBsus(Break)
tot.tot.totototot.tot.totototot.tot.totototoooh!
Chorus 1
AEB
And she calls to say hello
C#m
Every now and then
AEB
And in between he does the best he can
AEB
If she's happy he'll survive
F#
But it's cold here
C#mBA....Bsus(Hold)
When the sun goes down
Verse III
EA
He drives a cab in DC
C#mE
Trying to make ends meet
C#m
He says he still misses her
BA
As regret rolls down his cheek
Bsus
Then he turns on my street
Chorus 2
AEB
And she calls to say hello
C#m
Every now and then
AEB
And in between he does the best he can
AEB
If she's happy he'll survive
F#m
But it's lonely
C#mBA
When the sun goes down
C#mBAm
When the sun goes down
EAEBsus(Break)
tot.tot.totototot.tot.totototot.tot.totototoooh!
Interlude:
A-E-B-C#m-A-E-B-Bsus(Hold)
Chorus 3
AEBC#m
She'll leave a message on the phone every father's day
AEB
And for a while it helps to ease the pain
AEBF#
He'll pray to Jesus now and then and keep hoping
C#mBA
'Till the sun goes down
EBC#m
And someone calls to say hello every now and then
AEB
And in between we do the best we can
AEB
We keep believing through the fog
F#
That we'll see clear
C#mBA
When the sun goes down
C#mBA
When the sun goes down
C#mBAm
When the sun goes down
E
She got the job in LA