Intro (G5, A5x5)x4 Verse:

So the chemistry's ^Gset, and I'm not the ^Asaddest cheerleader to for-^Bmget the American word. For the gang in ^Gthe head that ^Adwindles 'til no members ^Bmwhen The mystery's ^Gmet, the ^Asky looks threatened ^Bmheading home in the dust, singing 'Life Is ^GForgettin', ^Agood enough for the ^Bmfrivilous.

Chorus:

^GThere's one thing ^AI remember is ^Gthis tear on your ^Abare shoulder, ^Gthis little silver^A boulder, this slowly ^Bmfalling star. We're rolling, so ^Gwhat? ^ANever getting older where the ^Bmmoon-shocked curtains part. The start of e-^Gnough, a ^Atear dropped in a vacci-^Bmnation scar.

I'll tell ya if I'm able, that is, I'll tell ya like it is.

He ^Gwent down like a ^Abad card table, like ^Bm ......the Tacoma Narrows ^GBridge, ^Bm ......the Tacoma Narrows ^GBridge,

Verse 2: Swimming on a bit, "stop, you're treading water" as the sun assimilated the words. For lighthouse fire burning down to ember's end. The mystery met sky just reddened, heading home under dusk. Is life just forgettin' another word for frivilous? Little silver boulder, silence from Mars. For the heart of enough or a teardrop in a Vaccination Scar. Wherever you are, scar

Tragically Hip - Vaccination scar