Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) CAPO 5 Intro: C F C F C Verse 1: C/G* Little blue pills to help you sleep. Am F I don’t like my dreams, so I prefer to drink. C G Am F I’m clawing at my chest, but the real problem’s in my head. Fm At least that’s what you say.
C F C F C F C Verse 2: C/G Am There’s no such thing as love & freedom. F C G There’s only money & sex, addiction & depression, Am F poverty & all affection is misguided & the lies keep building up. C F C F C F C Verse 3: C/G Am I am so tired, my bones do ache. There’s no time to rest, F C G for now we’ll have to wait. And, finally, when I can lay with you in bed, Am F for some reason, I’ll drink alone instead. My decisions don’t involve me anymore. C F C F C F C Verse 4: C/G Am Just one more taste and I’ll accept this is my life. My cancerous companion F C G always does its job right, and a job’s a funny thing Am F ‘cause it’s their money that you need to pay them back when someone’s charging you to C E Am F G G7 breathe--------. C F C F C F C Bridge: E Am Dm G Nauseous and sweating, coughing ‘til my throat bleeds, C E Am and I'm shaking so goddamn bad that I can barely hold this F G notepad to read the letter that you left me to remind me everything turns out okay. Outtro: C F C F C Notes C *C/G Just a C chord with G on the 6th string, alternate pluck strum on the 5th and 6th strings
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