The Awkward Ones

E A C#m B (4x) E A It must have been October, the last time that we spoke N.C. And though I think about you, E I decided that it's safer where we left it, N.C. Safer for us both A That stuff was a million years ago C#m B E When you got accepted, I went loopy A C#m Hoping you'd be on my team B A When you got accepted, I was totally ridiculous E B F# A We were the ones who always felt awkward, socially cornered E And I still feel the same B F# Still dreading the laughter, like, what does it matter? A It's not what I'm after, anyway E A C#m B (2x) E I won't take a compliment, A but I will ruminate for hours on a single mean remark E Collecting them like ornaments, A the nasty things that people say, C#m that I save up to think about when it gets dark C#m B E When you got accepted, I went loopy A C#m Hoping you'd be on my team B A When you got accepted, I was totally ridiculous E B F# A We were the ones who always felt awkward, socially cornered E And I still feel the same B F# Still dreading the laughter, like, what does it matter? A It's not what I'm after, anyway Guitar Solo E B F# A (2x) C#m B E When you got accepted, I went loopy A C#m Hoping you'd be on my team B A F When you got accepted, I was right E A C#m B (2x) E A C#m B E A C#m B I can't help feeling like I did that October day E A C#m B Ten years later, I'm so glad that it's over E A C#m B But I can't help feeling like I did that October... E A C#m B Ten years later, I'm so glad that it's over E A C#m B E But I can't help feeling like I did that October day