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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
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025