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Key: C
Tuning: C G C G C E
Open C tuning [CGCGCE]
C 0-0-0-0-0-0
Am 9-9-0-0-0-0
G 7-7-0-0-0-0
F 5-5-0-0-0-0
B 11-12-11-x-x-x
D 2-2-0-0-0-0
Intro:
C
Am G
Am G F
Am G
C G F
Verse:
Am G
I was workin' on a plan
Am G F
to disappear completely
Am G
Gaslightin' my friends
C G F
into thinkin' I was busy
Am G
'Cause if drinkin' was a day job,
Am G F
I'd be askin' for more money
Am G
Hell, I never take a day off,
C G F
and I'm always sellin' somethin'
Pre-Chorus:
Am G
Headlights, your plates, 4CB3A,
Am G F
Didn't know you drove American cars
Am G
Ray-Bans on your face, you've been drivin' all day
C G F
But you're here and we're so grateful you are
Chorus:
G F
'Cause you're gonna fix it, you're gonna patch it up
C Am
Honey, we're fragile, you've always been so tough
G F
You know that I miss you, you always come runnin' back
C
Whenever I ask, whenever I ask
Verse 2:
Am G
And I hate to drag you back here,
Am G F
but I think he's really lost it (Woo!)
Am G
He's been sittin' on the porch,
C G F
oh, ranting like a prophet
Am G
And I can't stand the nights,
Am G F
yeah, that dinner time silence
Am G
I cut the tension with a knife,
C G F
and I pray you started drivin'
Pre-Chorus:
Am G
Headlights, your plates, 4CB3A,
Am G F
Didn't know you drove American cars
Am G
Ray-Bans on your face, you've been drivin' all day
C G F
But you're here and we're so grateful you are
Chorus:
G F
'Cause you're gonna fix it, you're gonna patch it up
C Am
Honey, we're fragile, you've always been so tough
G F
You know that I miss you, you always come runnin' back
C
Whenever I ask, whenever I ask
Bridge:
F G Am B
Make it stop
make him talk,
F G Am B
All I want is a dialogue
F G Am B
Oh, we're drownin' here
I've gotta stay for Mom
C D
F G Am B
Make the house a home
you know how to talk
F G Am B
Well, you did back then
we would talk so much
F G Am B
And it's fine we don't
but can you come home?
C D
Chorus:
G F
'Cause you're gonna fix it, you're gonna patch it up
C Am
Honey, we're fragile, you've always been so tough
G F
You know that I miss you, you always come runnin' back
C Am
Whenever I ask, whenever I ask
Outro:
G F
You know that I miss you, you always come runnin' back
C Am
Whenever I ask, whenever I ask
G
Oh, whenever I ask
F C
Whenever I ask, whenever I ask
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Song History
Published: April 24, 2026
Last Updated: April 24, 2026