Porch Light

🎸 Intro: Em C Em mmm Em C Em 🎸 Verse 1: Em C I would ask you how you've been, it's all over the internet Em But, hey, I mean, we knew that after all Em C If you're lookin' for an autopsy or a half-***** half-apology Em Then I think you picked the wrong time to make this call 🎸 Verse 2: Em C It is not irrelevant that you stopped takin' your medicine Em But I'm givin' you the benefit 'cause it's rainin' out Em C I'll tell you how the weather is and you'll slip into some eloquently Em Ramblin' mixed-messagin', I should shut you down 🎸 Chorus: C But when it's cold, and it's cold, Em and it's cold, and it's cold C And I don't know, I'm alone, I'm alone, Em I'm alone, I'm a-lone 🎸 Verse 3: Em I hope you tell me that you're windin' down, C that you lost the taste to face the crowd Em That whatever made you famous made you sick Em But you can only do what pain allows, C it ain't up to you to make it out Em There ain't no shame in callin' this thing quits 🎸 Chorus: C But you don't, and you don't, but you don't, Em and you don't, and you don't C You're a ghost, you're a ghost, Em you're a ghost, you're a ghost, and you're— 🎸 Chorus: G D C Poiso--n spreadi--n' to my lungs Em G I ain't holdin' breath, D C ain't holdin' any faith at a-ll Em G And I'll pray for you, be in pain for you, D C I'll leave the porch light on Em G Heartbroken, D C each mornin' when it's me that turns it o-ff 🎸 Post-chorus: C Em C Em So it goes, so it goes, so it goes

🎸 Verse 4: Em C You act like we just sit up here and wait for you to reappear Em But, baby, there are bills to pay and your dad's road needs salt Em C And I try to drown out all the talk, the eyeballs in the parkin' lots Em And tell people it ain't me you want, but I guess you're my fault 🎸 Chorus: C You're a ghost, you're a ghost, Em you're a ghost, you're a ghost, you're a ghost C And I choke, and I choke, Em and I choke, and I choke on the—. 🎸 Chorus: G D C Poiso--n spreadi--n' to my lungs Em G I ain't holdin' breath, D C ain't holdin' any faith at a-ll Em G And I'll pray for you, be in pain for you, D C I'll leave the porch light on Em G Heartbroken, D C each mornin' when it's me that turns it o-ff 🎸 Post-chorus: C Em G D C So it goes, so it goes, so it goes 🎸 Bridge: Em G D C 🎸 Chorus: Em G D C Poiso--n spreadi--n' to my lungs Em G I ain't holdin' breath, D C ain't holdin' any faith at a-ll Em G And I'll pray for you, be in pain for you, D C I'll leave the porch light on Em G Heartbroken, D C each mornin' when it's me that turns it o-ff 🎸 Post-chorus: C C So it goes, so it goes, so it goes