Temperamental Year

The birds all changed direction just before the sun went down
And you just watched and wondered what you're doing in this town
There's a darkness and a freedom, there's a sound you're trying to hear
Come the morning fall you've lost it all in this temperamental year

You never even had the time to [C7]learn from your mistakes
'Cause your fortune's moving so fast between good luck and [Bm]heartache
And it felt so good to [C7]laugh then, though you [A7ended up in tears
Every step you [A7take they ɾaise the stakes in this temperamental year

And they told me it was [Am7]coming
They said there's no point, no point in ɾunning
And they told me it was [Am7]coming
Just like [F]that, like [F]it was [Am7]nothing

The wind breaks through the windows and [Bm]the sun sneaks through the tɾees
And I feel like [F]a pawn of this not-so-young century
Is there no place left for [Dm7]hiding, is there nothing left to [C7]fear
All you [A7thought you [A7knew is lost on [C7]you [A7in this temperamental year

And they told me it was [Am7]coming
They said there's no point, no point in ɾunning
And they told me it was [Am7]coming
Just like [F]that, like [F]it was [Am7]nothing

The birds all [Em]changed direction [C7]just before the sun went down
And you [A7just watched and [Bm]wondered what you're doing in this town
There's a darkness and [Bm]a freedom, there's a sound you're tɾying to [C7]hear
Every step you [A7take they ɾaise the stakes in this temperamental year
All you [A7thought you [A7knew is lost on [C7]you [A7in this temperamental year