(0:00 – 0:08) [Intro] (A lone acoustic guitar enters, softly strumming a rhythmic, alternating A/B to B major chord loop. The groove is spacious and hypnotic.) (0:08 – 0:15) [Groove Setup] (A smooth, deep electric bass drops in right on the money, accompanied by a mellow, rim-clicking drum groove. The folk strum instantly locks into a relaxed, late-night R&B pulse. A subtle electric piano pads out the background.) (0:15) [Verse 1] (Lead vocals enter right on the beat, delivered in a conversational, mature soul style) [A/B] Flipping through the pages of an [B] old magazine [A/B] Trying to get lost in a [B] stranger’s dream [A/B] Just to kill the hours in this [B] quiet space [A/B] Running from the ghost of your [B] perfect face [G#m7] But the silence is heavy, and it's [C#m7] plain to see That this [A/B] empty house is getting the best of me. [Verse 2] [A/B] The coffee cup is sitting where you [B] left it by the door [A/B] Just a hollow piece of ceramic on the [B] counter anymore [A/B] The keys on the hook have [B] nothing left to say [A/B] Even the sunlight looks a [B] little bit gray [G#m7] Every little object that you [C#m7] touched before Is just a [A/B] monument to what we have no more.[Chorus] (Lush, layered harmony vocals swell, supporting the descending, soulful path) [A] Now you're gone, [E/G#] oh tell me why [F#m7] I’m still standing here watching the [B] world go by [A] No more hiding, [E/G#] no more lies [F#m7] Gotta look the truth right [A/B] in the eyes (Music resolves back into the driving rhythmic groove) [A/B] Yeah, I’ve got to learn how to [B] face it. [Verse 3] [A/B] I turn the television on but I [B] stare right through the screen [A/B] Chasing down the details of a [B] shattered routine [A/B] Your favorite book is lying [B] open on the chair [A/B] Mocking me with memories of [B] when you were there [G#m7] And the clock on the wall keeps [C#m7] ticking away But I’m [A/B] frozen in the moment that you walked away. [Chorus] (Lush harmony vocals return over the descending progression) [A] Now you're gone, [E/G#] oh tell me why [F#m7] I’m still standing here watching the [B] world go by [A] No more hiding, [E/G#] no more lies [F#m7] Gotta look the truth right [A/B] in the eyes (Resolving back into the groove) [A/B] Yeah, I’ve got to learn how to [B] face it. [Bridge] (The arrangement builds dramatically. The chords begin an ascending, step-by-step modulation, lifting the vocal tension higher with every shift) [A/B] Look out the window at the rain on the street [Bb/C] Couples walking by, moving to a different beat [B/C#] Headlights cutting through the late-night fog [C/D] A cinematic world spinning right along [D] Everybody’s moving, everybody’s free…But time just stopped for me! [Final Chorus] (The song bursts into the fully modulated, triumphant yet heartbroken key of G Major. Full backing choir vocals support the lead) [C] Now you're gone, [G/B] oh tell me why [Am] I’m still standing here watching the [C/D] world go by [C] No more hiding, [G/B] no more lies [Am] Gotta look the truth right [C/D] in the eyes [Outro] (The drums pull back to a soft tap. The layered acoustic guitars take over, fading out on the new modulated groove)[C] Gone… [G/B] oh, you're really gone. [Am] I've gotta learn how to [C/D] face it. (Final acoustic guitar strum finishes on a lingering G Major chord)
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