Verse 1
F Csus C Dm
She is running a hundred miles an hour
Bbsus2
In the wrong direction.
F Csus C Dm
She is trying but the canyon's ever wid'ning
C Bbsus2
In the depths of her cold heart.
C F F/A Bbsus2
So she sets out on another mis - adventure,
C F
Just to find, she's another two years older
F/A Bbsus2
And she's three more steps behind.
Chorus
Bb F Csus
Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
C Dm
Or does anybody even know
C Bb Bb
She's going down today
F
Under the shadow of our steeple,
Csus C
With all the lost and lonely people,
C Dm
Searching for the hope
C Bb
That's tucked away in you and me?
[ & ]
Bb Gm7 Bb
Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?
Verse 2
F C Dm
She is yearning for shelter and affection
C Bb
That she never found at home.
F C Dm
She is searching for a hero to ride in,
C Bb
To ride in and save the day
C F
And in walks her prince charming
Bb
And he knows just what to say.
C F
Momentary lapse of reason
Bb
And she gives herself away.
Bridge
Bb Dm
If judgment looms under ev'ry steeple,
Bb
If lofty glances from lofty people,
F
You can't see past her scarlet letter,
C Dm Bb F
And we never even met her.
C
Never even met her.
Ending
F Csus C Dm
He is running a hundred miles an hour
C Bb
In the wrong direction.