Guitar chords with lyrics
Intro:D MajorD
A7A7
Verse 1:D MajorD Well I tried, my girl, to put you in a song
B minorBm
A augmentedA tune to weep for when you're back
G+G But every time the notes fall flat.
E MajorE Your face is made, your bags are packed
G+G
D MajorD You were leaving before you were even gone Verse 2:
D MajorD Spent lost years in the ring, we're fighting love
B minorBm Now everything that came before
G+G My wicked plea and your dreams of war
E MajorE They hit me quick, they made me sore
G+G
D MajorD
A augmentedA
G+G They taught me swinging hard is not enough
Verse 3:D MajorD So meet up with your girls in New Orleans
B minorBm
G+G Tie your corset, paint your eyes and run wild through the Bourbon night
E MajorE It always takes me by surprise
G+G
D MajorD
D7D7 How effortless your good time seems to be Chorus:
G+G
G minorGm
D MajorD
D7D7 And I'll send you on your way without a kiss
G+G
G minorGm
E MajorE Well, I never gave you all that much to miss
G+G But, hell, what a time
G+G
D MajorD
A augmentedA
G+G Now you're free babe and so am I Verse 4:
D MajorD So move on with the mirror in your mind
B minorBm Watch your style and your step
G+G And when there's no reflection left
E MajorE You'll find you've become someone else
G+G
D MajorD
A augmentedA stranger to yourself and all mankind Verse 5:
D MajorD And she said this rum it just don't burn me going down
B minorBm Not like it did when we were young
G+G It felt like fire across our tongues
E MajorE Just like love, that all went numb
G+G
D MajorD
D7D7 And the sweetest feelings found their own way out Chorus:
G+G
G minorGm
D MajorD
D7D7 So you send me on my way with cheap red wine,
G+G
G minorGm
E MajorE
A augmentedA bouquet of dead flowers and a thirst for twisted nights,
G+G But, fuck, what a time!
G+G
D MajorD
BB And you're beautiful but you ain't mine
G+G
G minorGm You're free babe, so very free babe
D MajorD
BB
G+G
G minorGm
D MajorD