Beer On The Bedstand - The Hold Steady

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) C C There’s a Mexican beer on the bedstand C G He drinks slowly in the dark G7 G There’s a girl coming down from the Southside G C He’s gonna meet her up in Painter Park F She usually keeps her distance FC F He’s too rough when he’s all the way up C G F C But no one’s holding anything and she saw him on the bus C C He bought back all the jewelry C G He’s still not with the girl G7 G She panhandles up on Hennepin Ave G C In front of the Suburban World F St. Theresa, reveal yourself C F I know that you’re listening in C G F C You told me what to do before, now I need your help again

C C He’s flippin’ cards in a basement bar C G He’s got somethin’ sweet in his socks G7 The law’s long arm don’t work down there G7 C And they covered up the clocks F Mother Mary, please have mercy, C F I’m tryin’ to figure somethin’ out C G F C Cause I’m strung out in Minneapolis and they’re expecting me down South F Mother Mary, please forgive me F C F I wish with all my heart C G F C That Memphis and Minneapolis weren’t so far apart C G F C I wish Memphis and Minneapolis weren’t so far apart