Leather Jacket chords by Arkells

Intro

D

[Verse 1]
D/F#
Hundreds of stories
G
Before I showed up
D/F#
They'd tell them to me
G
And pull photos up
Em
They're all connected
D/F#
Like a pair of handcuffs
G

No one seemed affected
A
That everyone is fucked
D/F#
But there was a softness
G
Some kind of understanding
D/F#
Those 2am decisions
G
Always shaky landings
E
And no one ever knew
D/F#
What could be demanded
G
Maybe it's the cards
A
The cards that she was handed

[Chorus]
G             D                    A
You called me up from a pay phone
             Bm
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
G           D                      A
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
          Bm
I offered you my dad's leather jacket

[Verse 2]
D/F#
I met her at a party
G
She'd come straight from work
D/F#
Complained that the regulars
G
Were all a bunch of jerks
Em
She always looked tired
D/F#
But she dazzled as a drunk
G
She even pulled off
A
That stupid hair cut
D/F#
She said, "I don't need a sponsor
G
Or the best lover
D/F#
Just a man that sees me
G
As some fixer-upper
Em
The last few years
D/F#
I've been running for cover
G
Trying to sleep
A
So I can visit my mother"

[Chorus]
G             D                    A
You called me up from a pay phone
             Bm
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
G           D                      A
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
          Bm
I offered you my dad's leather jacket

[Bridge]
Em             D/F#                G
When times were tough in the worst years
         Bm
We never knew how to interfere
Em             D/F#              G
And now you're back and just unpacking
                 Bm
Those bruised up takers you keep attracting

[Verse 3]
D/F#
In September
G
When it goes off
D/F#
Like some god damn
G
Alarm clock
D/F#
And he hits her
G
Like a third shot
D/F#
Conversations
G
She just stares off
Em
There's no longer
D/F#
A voice calling
G
When she goes out
A
Saying, "I'll be up waiting for you"

G    D    A       Bm
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh-Ooh-Ooh

[Chorus]
G             D                    A
You called me up from a pay phone
             Bm
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
G           D                      A
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
          Bm
I offered you my dad's leather jacket

[Bridge]
Em              D/F#                 G
When times were tough in the worst years
         Bm
We never knew how to interfere
Em             D/F#             G
And now you're back and just unpacking
                 Bm
Those bruised up takers you keep attracting

[Outro]
G           D                   A
You call me up from a pay phone
            Bm
You call me up from a pay phone
(x2)