Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Verse 1: G D My chest is bleeding something mean Am G Cover my gashes in kerosene G D Run me to town if you got a mule Am G If you got the patience to help save a fool Chorus: D D7 Who’s aching so bad he could die G C From the way he’s needing G C Things set on leaving G C G Like the one that’s leaving him today D
Verse 2: G D Cover my mirrors I don’t want to see Am G The face of the stranger that’s put a haunting on me G D Walks in my boots, kisses my girl Am G Drinks all my wine, fucks up my world Chorus: D D7 Who’s losing so bad he could cry G C From the way he’s needing G C Things set on leaving G C G Like the one that’s leaving him today D Verse 3: G D Cover my prayers, half-hearted faith Am G Come on you bastard, won’t you meet me halfway G D Tell me the things I never did know Am G Show me the places where I got so damn close