Tooth chords by Candi Carpenter

Intro:

B B

Verse 1:
          B                                    B
You said being alive is a type of terminal illness
          B                                            B
But you called me in tears when Alexander McQueen died
              B                                            B
You were the person who helped me finally get checked into rehab
           B                                             B
But you drink five martinis and tell me you are good to drive

Pre-Chorus:
          F#m         B      B           C
You were less than a lover, more than a friend
        F#m         B          C
Like a codependent mother with Munchausen

Chorus:
         B C   F#m               B
Losing you was painful and messy like
  B       C       F#m           B
Pulling a tooth out with a string
           B     C        F#m              B
And I can still taste the blood in my mouth
     B      C           F#m
When I bite down on anything

Verse 2:
            B                                            B
I got food poisoning three times when you made us dinner
       B                                     B
But I loved you so I ate your cooking anyway
     B                                            B
And we were both healing from similar childhood trauma
              B                                        B
But I think you liked me better when I wasn't doing okay

Pre-Chorus:
         F#m           B      B             C
You were more than a friend, less than a lover
         F#m           B      B
You were more significant than any other


Chorus:
         B C   F#m               B
Losing you was painful and messy like
  B       C       F#m           B
Pulling a tooth out with a string
           B     C        F#m              B
And I can still taste the blood in my mouth
     B      C           F#m
When I bite down on anything

Bridge:
      B            C           F#m   B
And I hate what it did to my smile
   B          C           F#m
I hate what it did to my smile

                        B
And you hated drinking water
                   F#m
And going to the dentist
                         B                  C
And I trusted you more than both of my parents
                         B
And now it's hard to remember
               F#m
Everything about you
                     B             F#m
But I still feel an empty space without you


Chorus:
         B C   F#m               B
Losing you was painful and messy like
  B       C       F#m           B
Pulling a tooth out with a string
           B     C        F#m              B
And I can still taste the blood in my mouth
     B      C           F#m
When I bite down on anything