silverstein
“arrivals”
this is how the wind shifts
tuning : half – step down
Am – G
you’re killing me kid ,
C F
but i know you’re not trying to .
Am
it’s just that i’ve crossed out
G F
more than i wrote down for you .
Am – – – – – – G
and now i’m trying to play it off ,
C F
like , “oh , i wasn’t trying that hard” .
Am
what i’m trying to say is
G F
i was trying to say that you should come home .
Am – G
i know it seems crazy ,
C F
but the weather changed as soon as i left .
Am
i’m even wearing a coat now
G F
i think it’s too cold to sit in front of holyoke .
Dm
but i guess you’ll be here soon
C
so you can see for yourself .
F
i just thought that you should know
Fm
if this is what happens when you go ,
C
maybe next time don’t .
silverstein
“arrivals”
this is how the wind shifts
tuning : half – step down
Am – G
you’re killing me kid ,
C F
but i know you’re not trying to .
Am
it’s just that i’ve crossed out
G F
more than i wrote down for you .
Am – – – – – – G
and now i’m trying to play it off ,
C F
like , “oh , i wasn’t trying that hard” .
Am
what i’m trying to say is
G F
i was trying to say that you should come home .
Am – G
i know it seems crazy ,
C F
but the weather changed as soon as i left .
Am
i’m even wearing a coat now
G F
i think it’s too cold to sit in front of holyoke .
Dm
but i guess you’ll be here soon
C
so you can see for yourself .
F
i just thought that you should know
Fm
if this is what happens when you go ,
C
maybe next time don’t .
