Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Verse 1:
Bb C
Meanwhile, out where nothing starts
Eb Bb
Out where the rail yard ends
Bb C
sun up above us is trying to kill itself
Eb Bb
We were watching the skies again
Verse 2:
Eb Bb
Why do we come down to Brownsville
F Bb
Year after year after year?
Bb C
This was the question we never even posed
Eb Bb
Ringing like a siren in our ears
Verse 3:
Bb C
Down on the Mexican border
Eb Bb
In the unfathomable heat
Bb C
With our shirts tied around our waists
Eb Bb
And the world at our feet
Verse 4:
Eb Bb
We looked at one another's bodies
F Bb
Figured we looked all right
Bb C
Ready to die if we had to
Eb Bb
Watching the skies all night
Verse 5:
Eb Bb
And I was sure my heart would break
F Bb
When the sun sank down into California
B C
I felt your breath on my neck, it was hot and good and pure
Eb Bb
And I wanted to warn you
Outro:
Bb Eb
It's all coming apart again
Bb F
It's all coming apart again
Bb Eb
It's all coming apart again
Bb F
It's all coming apart again