(Verse 1)
[D]The casino doesn't [A]like when you run the tables
[D]And though the box is wrapped up [G]nice, it's just a cage to you
[D]Those electric fences [A]buzz
The stallion flees the stable
[D]And that small town's even [G]smaller now in your rearview
[Bm]You ran with all the [A]wild things
A liberated [D]libertine who then longed for [G]home
(Chorus)
'Cause it's where you're [D]from
Aunt Virginia with her church dress [A]on
No elbows on the table
And the neighbor's [Bm]lawn always looked better
Your hand-me-down [G]sweater should've been from the mall
And you hate this [D]song
But you wake up on the train with your headphones [A]gone
Then that melody is all you [Em]want
You never knew that it was [G]Babylon
'Til it was [D]gone
(Verse 2)
[D]Give the people what they [A]want, then you keep it movin'
[D]Make your plans and friends, a [G]stranger's makeup on your tie
[D]Twenty watches in the [A]safe 'cause your time is money
[D]Love is ice upon the [G]ladder that you need to climb
[Bm]She captured your [A]attention, so free of all [D]pretension
It stopped you [G]cold
(Chorus)
Because she loved you [D]so
Pretty as a picture that you didn't [A]post
Looking at you like you're made of solid [Bm]gold
Never official
You mention you're [G]single to the girls at the bar
You hate this [D]song
But you wake up on the train with your headphones [A]gone
Then that melody is all you [Em]want
You never knew that it was [G]Babylon
'Til it was [A]gone
(Bridge)
You're [A]using [G]nostalgia as a weapon to hurt [A]yourself
But [A]darling, you end up hurting everybody else
[A]The [D]self-harm of never being [A]where you [G]are
It's bedtime, but you're sitting in your [A]car
You're missin' all the best [G]parts
(Chorus)
And they're all at [D]home
She's hangin' Christmas lights with your [A]son
Sneaking to the bathroom to call her [Bm]mom
And say, "It's not workin'
It's just not [G]worth it if we're not what he wants"
But you love this [D]song
You wake up on the train with your headphones [A]gone
Then that melody is all you [Em]want
You never knew that it was [G]Babylon
And now, it's [D]almost gone
(Chorus)
Aunt Virginia with her church dress [A]on
No elbows on the table
And the neighbor's [Bm]lawn always looked better
Your hand-me-down [G]sweater should've been from the mall
But you love this [D]song
You wake up on the train and you're all [A]alone
Then that memory is all you [Em]want
You never knew that it was [G]Babylon
'Til it was [D]gone