Intro: A#m A#m A#m A#m x2 Verse 1: A#m Virginia was a "lot lizard" from F.L.A A#m F She had a compound fracture in the trunk A#m It started when she ran away D#m F# Thumbs out on the interstate F A#m She hitched a ride to misery
Verse 2: A#m Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident A#m F He fell into the city by the bay A#m He liquidated his estate D#m F# Now he sleeps upon the Haight F A#m Panhandling misery Chorus 1: F He's gonna get high high high A#m When he's low low low F A#m The fire burns from better days F And she screams Why oh why? A#m I said, I don't know D#m F# The catastrophic hymns F A#m A#m from yesterday Of misery Verse 3: A#m That Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam A#m F He ran the drug cartel in Tinseltown A#m They found him in a Cadillac D#m F# Bludgeoned with a baseball F A#m bat in the name Of misery Verse 4: A#m That Gina hit the road to New York City A#m F Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked A#m She stopped in Vegas to elope D#m F# With Virginia and the dope F A#m And kissed the bride eternally Chorus 2: F He's gonna get high high high A#m When he's low low low F A#m The fire burns from better days F And she screams Why oh why? A#m I said, I don't know D#m F# The catastrophic hymns F A#m A#m from yesterday Of misery Bridge: D#m Well Hell hounds on your F A#m trail now once again boy D#m It's groping on your F A#m leg until it sleeps D#m F The emptiness will fill A#m your soul with sorrow F# Because it's not what F A#m A#m you make it's what you leave Folk Instrument Solo: A#m A#m F A#m D#m F# F A#m x2 Chorus 3: F He's gonna get high high high A#m When he's low low low F A#m The fire burns from better days F And she screams Why oh why? A#m I said, I don't know D#m F# The catastrophic hymns F A#m A#m A#m from yesterday Of misery