He scanned them out to see
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
If they could find Nirvana
Ab Eb/G F# Bm F# Bm
And where that place might be
F# Bm
She had lots of things to do
Em
They kept the plastic covers on the chairs
A D
It drove him around the twist
C# C
They both were wondering what they might have missed.
Bb/F Gm
He quibbled with ambition
Fm C7sus2/G
She fell into a rut
[Chorus]
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
They sat and read the papers
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
In sequence they would touch
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A
The creeping realization
Ab Eb/G F# Bm F# Bm
Like a punch in the gut