On The Surface
By Rosanne Cash & Jimmy Tittle
Written by Rosanne Cash 
Album: Interiors (1990)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
3/29/2025

Capo 2 

G              C
On the surface everything seems right 
G                  C
No one notices the dimness of the light
G                                  C
For the world outside our door our smiles are oh so bright
       G       C                G
On the surface everything's all right

We have the grace of actors on the stage
We orchestrate the moves that complement the play
But the things that we believe in, we just throw them away
On the surface everything's okay

We say goodnight and then we close our eyes
To drift in different worlds far from each other's sight
Dreaming of yesterday when we held each other tight
And on the surface everything's all right

Bridge:
Bm           Em                        C                 Dsus
What are you thinking tonight, I don't know you (I don't know you)
Bm           Em                             G               C
My words disappear in the night and there's no one there to notice

Maybe our lives will never be the same
But we can face tomorrow if we can just get through today
I'm holding back the tears while you're pushing me away
But on the surface everything's okay yeah on the surface everything's okay