23 Chords

Intro: Am G/B F C Verse 1: Am G/B F C Half as drunk as I thought I'd be by now, that's good Am G/B F C I can still see the people around me change shape Am G/B F C Speak their minds and pretend they were misunderstood Am G/B F C Preachin' 'bout sin over lines of ******* Am G/B F C Even when you're not here, it becomes about you Am G/B F C They all want me to tell 'em your story Am G/B F C You broke in and stole china from our livin' room Am G/B F C Kinda makes all the other parts boring. Am G/B F C You stand over half a foot taller than me Am G/B F C Your marks on the wall of the weight room Am G/B F C Naive to believe you would come back and see Am G/B F C If I could finally take you

Chorus: G Am Oh, well, I'd beat your *** 'til the morning F G You know I've been running all this time G Am Sprinting my way past your bedroom F G Lifting the weight of you off my mind G Am 'Cause if I never see you again F G And you can be anything I want G Am Twenty-three, clean in the engine heat F G Teaching me how the thing runs Post-Chorus: G Am Stay gone F G Won't you stay gone? G Am Stay gone F C Stay gone Verse 2: Am G/B F C Tattooed your initials into my right arm Am G/B F C So I'd see your name when I lift up a drink Am G/B F C There ain't nothing else here worth catching up on Am G/B F C So I hope that it's warm wherever you sleep Am G/B F C And I've got a feeling that won't go away Am G/B F C The doctors are calling it "just moving on" Am G/B F C I still ball up my fists when they mention your name Am G/B F C No one gets to talk **** but the ones you've **** on Chorus: G Am Well, I'll beat your ass in the morning F C You know I've been running all this time G Am Sprinting my way past your bedroom F C Lifting the weight of you off my mind G Am 'Cause if I never see you again F C You could be anything I want G Am Twenty-three, clean in the engine heat F C Teaching me how the thing runs Post-Chorus: G Am Stay gone F C Stay gone G Am Won't you stay gone? F C Stay gone Chorus: G Am Yeah, well, I'll beat your ass 'til the morning F C You know I've been running all this time G Am Sprinting my way past your bedroom F C Lifting the weight of you off my mind G Am 'Cause if I never see you again F C You could be anything I want G Am Twenty-three, clean in the engine heat F C Teachin' me how the thing runs G Am Twenty-three, clean in the engine heat F C It can all be the way that it was Post-Chorus: G Am If you stay gone F C Stay gone G Am Won't you stay gone. F C Stay gone Outro: C Oh-oh-ooh Oh-oh-ooh