Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E MajorE
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E MajorE
Verse 1:
BB F# minorF#m
She said Nathan I need ninety bucks
C# minorC#m E MajorE
Puts Popov in a paper cup
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E MajorE
It’s like she’s trying to burn her insides clean
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She shimmers like some gasoline
C# minorC#m E MajorE
All smoke and shaky hands
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E7E7
Shuts the shades and hits me with her plan
Verse 2:
BB F# minorF#m
Go back and get certified
C# minorC#m E MajorE
X-ray tech and MRIs
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Stick with it and finally see it through
BB F# minorF#m
I’m sick of all this wilderness
C# minorC#m E MajorE
The businessmen on business trips
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The distance goes beyond the rate and time
Verse 3:
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But school don’t start 'til early Fall
C# minorC#m E MajorE
I went ahead and made a call
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Sometimes I can push ahead
C# minorC#m E MajorE
Some nights the wheels just spin
Chorus:
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
Verrse 4:
BB F# minorF#m
Well, Caesar's in a car right now
C# minorC#m E MajorE
He says he isn’t far right now
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If I’m short when he shows up he’ll be so pissed
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'Cause credit's something he don’t do
C# minorC#m E MajorE
Cash is king at three for two
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I’ve seen him use his hands to make a fist
Verse 5:
BB F# minorF#m
I know that I’ve been in and out
C# minorC#m E MajorE
Connections they get frayed and fraught
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E7E7
Clouded with a million little lies
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The medication sometimes works
C# minorC#m E MajorE
The drinking probably doesn’t help
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The shepherd should still love the lambs he’s lost
Verse 6:
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'Cause the flock can wander from his eyes
C# minorC#m E MajorE
The hills are huge the valley's wide
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The traffic on the 405
C# minorC#m E MajorE
The way these wheels just spin
Chorus:
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
Solo:
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E MajorE
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E MajorE
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E MajorE
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E MajorE
Verse 7:
BB F# minorF#m
So thank you for the ninety bucks
C# minorC#m E MajorE
Get your coat, give me a hug
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E7E7
Now it’s probably time for you to leave
BB F# minorF#m
Go back to your little house
C# minorC#m E MajorE
Your driveway and your pull-out couch
BB F# minorF#m C# minorC#m E7E7
And come back at the same time in a week
Verse 8:
BB F# minorF#m
The lamb can wander from the flock
C# minorC#m E MajorE
In shopping malls and parking lots
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Sometimes the shepherd brings him back
C# minorC#m E MajorE
Some nights the wheels just spin
Chorus:
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
BB E MajorE E7E7
Nathan, you’re my only friend
BB E MajorE E7E7 BB
Nathan, you’re my only friend