Tabbed by Lord of Dutch (Andrew London) [intro] finger pick the lowest strings with an E chord. Listen for timing. ------------1 ---2---2---2- --2---2---2-- -0---0---0--- E Up and down the shining aisles A The all-night grocery store on Melrose F#m Dozens of us exiles from the mother-ship A B The whole wide Western world is at our fingertips E The while moon hangs high above the city A And while the night begins to flex its jaws F#m We meet up like a loose-knit congregation A B Or like spies who need to pass on information G#m F#m How much longer are we supposed to stay alive? A B E Gathering by the Portuguese sardines in aisle five [intro] ------------1 ---2---2---2- --2---2---2-- -0---0---0--- E Mounds of California avocados A Like offerings to an unresponsive god F#m I wore my suit from Hong Kong to the store tonight A B 'Cause it fits me just right E And suddenly the lights out in the parking lot A Begin to burst like sodas under pressure F#m One by one they throw themselves against the night sky A B And almost unremarked upon the moment passes by C#m Though one or two of us Am Point our fingers outside A B Eyes glazed, mouths wide [intro] ------------1 ---2---2---2- --2---2---2-- -0---0---0--- E Listening to that still small voice within us A Doesn't seem to do us any good F#m Try to take that in stride A B And try to let the moment slide E And we fiddle with our cellphones A Until our thumbs are sore F#m And the music on the speakers overhead A B Is fainter than the voices of the dead G#m F#m How much longer are we supposed to stay alive? A B E Gathering by the Portuguese sardines in aisle five [Outro] -------1- -----2--- ---2----- -0------- E A B