Em                    Dm   Am                        Cm
I was about to buy de-icer, check the pressure on my tyres,
G                  Em     C      F#          B
Burn a county compilation, take Elaine to Mr Squires
Em                        Dm       Am                    Cm
But how sincere were my intentions? Was it all a rush of blood?
G                          Em       C       F#           B
Without a friend around to guide me; it was you who understood.

D                              G    Em                          C
Those travel sweets so hard to open, the matrix sign near Arley Hall
G                        Em        A                             D    F#
To use or not to use the toll road ‘cos after Stoke it starts to crawl.....
       Bm
And it crawls.
C                        G      F#                    Bb
And I’d be far from over keen - based upon those calculations: 
D Ab        Db
I stayed at home.

F#            B             D     E  B       F#
You showed me distance in between,   mileage chart
                 B            D    E  B       F#
It’s good you’re here to intervene,   mileage chart
               B                 Ab   F# B        D
I think you’ve changed the way I feel,   concrete heart
F#            B           D    E  B       F#        (instr) B  F#  (x4)
You showed me Ullapool to Deal,   mileage chart.

Em                 Dm      Am                   Cm
In limiting my aspirations, a quiet happiness ensues
G                Em                     C     F#           B
I never tried to reach for the stars, I never had platform shoes
Em                      Dm    Am                       Cm
Should I get too enthusiastic, should my head begin to spin
G                     Em      C            F#                  B
Your brutal numerals appal me, and quickly douse the flame within.

D                 G        Em                       C
Armageddon notwithstanding, in Lower Nowhere I will stay
G                      Em       A                   D    F#
For higher calling and tomorrow, I couldn’t give an ETA......
          Bm
Come what may.
C                          G    F#                             Bb
I know you’ll never let me down, I looked across and found the answer:
D    Ab        Db
It’s six three five.

F#           B           D       E  B       F#
I’ve got the distance in between,   mileage chart
       B                     D    E  B       F#
Nobody knows what might have been,   mileage chart
           B            Ab    F# B       D
The motive now is solid steel,   climate change
F#              B                  D     E  B       F#
You’ve gone and locked my steering wheel,   mileage chart
E B       F#    E  B       D       F#
  Mileage chart,   mileage chart.....