INTRO: G Dm C G e|----------------------------|--------| b|--------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|--------| g|----5/7---------------7p5---|-5------| d|--------------------------8-|---5----| a|----------------------------|--------| e|----------------------------|--------| VERSE 1: G Dm Spent my nights in a sleeping bag smelling kerosene C Am Thinking fog and sand was gonna keep me clean
G Dm Feeding all the bluejays at the wrong address C Am Where they went instead I could only guess CHORUS: G Dm Tell the barfly who runs this town A# You won't get high C You'll just get down G Dm Tell the barfly it's on his dime A# You won't get high C So do the time G Dm C G e|---------------------------|-------| b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------| g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------| d|-------------------------8/|-10----| a|---------------------------|----10-| e|---------------------------|-------| VERSE 2: G Dm Took a breath full of iodine and I overdosed C Am And the tide crept high like a watery ghost G Dm And no one needs your kind of a dope sick clown C Am You can always find sitting one seat down CHORUS: G Dm Tell the barfly who rolls the dice A# Your numbers up C So roll it twice G Dm Tell the barfly it's on his dime A# You won't get high C So do the time G Dm C G e|---------------------------|-------| b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------| g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------| d|-------------------------8/|-10----| a|---------------------------|----10-| e|---------------------------|-------| BRIDGE: Am G D Honey, I'm not the one who's of use to you now Am G D I get an hour's sleep at night and I can't see how Am You deserve all the mess that even guilt won't allow INSTRUMENTAL: G Dm e|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| b|-13p12-13b|(15)---------------------------|------------------------------------| g|----------|-----14b(16)~-14b(16)r(14)p12--|-14~---12b(14)r(12)-10-10b(12)r(10)-| d|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| a|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| e|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| A# C e|-------------------|-------------------| b|------8b(10)r(8)-6-|-8~------8-8--10-8-| g|-7~----------------|-----7/9-----------| d|-------------------|-------------------| a|-------------------|-------------------| e|-------------------|-------------------| G Dm A# C e|---------10-------------------15-|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------| b|-10b(12)----10b(12)~--15b(17)----|(17)r(15)----------------------|-18~--pb(22)r20-18-|-17-17b(18)r(17)----| g|---------------------------------|--------------17b(19)r(17)-15--|-------------------|-----------------17-| d|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------| a|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------| e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------| CHORUS: G Dm Tell the barfly who runs this town A# You won't get high C You'll just get down G Dm Tell the barfly it's on his dime A# You won't get high C So do the time G Dm C G e|---------------------------|-------| b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------| g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------| d|-------------------------8/|-10----| a|---------------------------|----10-| e|---------------------------|-------| ____________________________________________ | / Slide Up | b Bend | r Return Bend | pb Pre Bend |() Bend to this pitch | ~ Vibrato | p Pull-off