Capo 3
Intro: Am C F C (2x) 
Verse 1
 
Am                      C            
I used to know you when you were young 
F                  C     E 
You were in all my dreams  
Am                 C 
We sat together in period one 
F                   C   E 
Fridays at eight-fifteen 
Am                         C   
Now I see your face in the strangest places 
F              C    E 
Movies and magazines 
Am                   C 
I saw you talking to Christopher Walken 
F        C                 
On my TV screen 
    F               C 
But I will wait for you 
   F                Em  G 
As long as I need to 
           Am               C 
And if you ever get back to Hackensack 
F                C 
I'll be here for you 
Interlude: Am C F C 
Verse 2
 
Am                  C           
I used to work in a record store 
F                 C  E 
Now I work for my dad 
Am                        C 
Scraping the paint of the hardwood floors 
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F                    C  E 
The hours are pretty bad 
Am                       C   
Sometimes I wonder where you are now 
F            C E 
Probably in LA 
Am                     C 
That seems to be where everybody  
F                  C                 
Else ends up these days 
 
    F               C 
And I will wait for you 
   F                Em  G 
As long as I need to 
           Am               C 
And if you ever get back to Hackensack 
F                C 
I'll be here for you 
Interlude:
 
Am C Em F 
F  C G  Em 
    F               C 
And I will wait for you 
   F                Em  G 
As long as I need to 
           Am               C 
And if you ever get back to Hackensack 
F                C 
I'll be here for you 
           Am               C 
And if you ever get back to Hackensack 
F                C 
I'll be here for you 
Outro: Am C F C