Valerie Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
To the east [G]the factories stand
Like fire-breathing dragons
dragons [D]against the sky
And [G]from their throats a scarlet river
Burns itself into smoky [D]lullabies
Over [C]neon and fluor[D]escent [C]skies

[Verse 2]
[C]Valerie, can you hear those engines drone
[G]I wanted to go to Mexico
But [D]I'm stranded here alone
And [C]once I knew a true love
It's been three years since he's gone
And [G]if I could get that feeling back
I'd [D]give up everything I own

[Interlude 1]
[C][G]

[Verse 3]
16 days since I [G]left Corona
And I traveled to this carnival
town [D]near Alberndeel
And I [G]rode the coaster there
on the fairground
Twisted backbone of a
beast that [D]never heals
And I [C]left some skin on
[D]fortune's [C]wheel

[Verse 4]
[C]Valerie, can you hear those engines drone
[G]I wanted to go to Mexico
But [D]I'm stranded here alone
And [C]once I knew a true love
It's been three years since he's gone
And [G]if I could get that feeling back
I'd [D]give up everything I own

[Interlude 2]
[C][G]

[Verse 5]
[C]Everything's in slow motion now
In this [D]little border [C]town
I've come so close from [D]so far
Just to [C]hide behind these windows here
[D]From the world outside
I watch those [C]cars and trucks
raise trails of dust
Down [D]the road as they pass [C]by

[Verse 6]
[C]Valerie, can you hear those engines drone
[G]I wanted to go to Mexico
But [D]I'm stranded here alone
And [C]once I knew a true love
It's been three years since he's gone
And [G]if I could get that feeling back
I'd [D]give up everything I [C]own[G][D]
Everything I [C]own
Everything I [G]own[D]

[Outro 1]
Everything I own
[C][G][D]
[C][G]