Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: Eb Difficulty: Novice Intro: Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Bb Verse 1: Ab Eb Bb Ab There's nothing funny about just slipping away Eb Bb Ab It's nothing funny how you're spending your days Eb Bb Cm F But you're laughing like a kid at a carnival
Ab Eb Bb Ab I watched you stumbling around this dusty town Eb Bb Ab I heard your bottle talking way too loud Eb Bb Cm As the Federales tried to hunt you down F Ab For something you can't remember what was about Chorus: Cm Bb The curtain falls to applause and the F/A Ab Band plays you off, the band plays you off Cm Bb F/A He's a superhero growing bored Ab With no one to save anymore Verse 2: Ab Eb Bb Ab I used to watch you on the late night scene Eb Bb Ab The timely rescue of a metal teen Eb Bb Cm Six strings were strumming rhythm and lead F And that hadn't occurred to me Ab Eb Bb Ab When I met you I was 22 Eb Bb Ab Trying so hard to play it cool Eb Bb Cm But there was so much that I needed to say F Ab And nothing came out the right way Chorus: Cm Bb The curtain falls to applause and the F/A Ab Band plays you off, the band plays you off Cm Bb F/A He's a superhero growing bored Ab With no one to save anymore Cm Bb The curtain falls to applause and the F/A Ab Band plays you off, the band plays you off Cm Bb F/A He's a superhero growing bored Ab With no one to save anymore Verse 3: Ab Eb Bb Ab There's nothing elegant in being a drunk Eb Bb Ab It's nothing righteous being 60 and a punk Eb Bb Cm But when you're looking in the mirror do you see F That kid that you used to be? Ab Eb Bb Ab Broke and working in a record store Eb Bb Ab Daydreaming about the upcoming tour Eb Bb Cm Were you happier when you were poor? F Ab Were you happier when you were poor? Chorus: Cm Bb The curtain falls to applause and the F/A Ab Band plays you off, the band plays you off Cm Bb F/A He's a superhero growing bored Ab With no one to save anymore Cm Bb The curtain falls to applause and the F/A Ab Band plays you off, the band plays you off Cm Bb F/A He's a superhero growing bored Ab With no one to save anymore Outro: Ab Eb
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