Intro: C# C# G#m G#m G# C# C# G#m G#m G# Verse 1: C# C# Covering these tracks and counting our ribs G#m G#m G# By the burn of a candle, each other's dark twin C# C# Our bodies blanched and curved with disease G#m G#m G# But we've got panache and these few dead teeth C# C# Rosie's in the bathtub shuffling C# Paint swatches G#m G#m G# A# law unto herself, way outside of the margins C# Check the front door C# Make sure it's locked G#m Turn off the lamps G#m G# Settle the dogs C# C# At the throne of history in the county's dark hold G#m G#m G# We've got a bucket full of beer and some hybrid pre-rolls
Chorus: G# C# I'm thinking bout a good night's sleep C# G#m G# Laid up in bed rubbing on my woman's feet C# I wish my back weren't giving me hell C# G#m G# Off in the distance the tolling of a bell Interlude: C# C# G#m G#m G# Verse 2: C# C# Mama wore a braid and corduroy pants G#m G#m G# Didn't have no use for barbed wire fence C# C# In a house full of cats, she didn't worry with the rats G#m G#m G# Mama played her records and taught us boys to dance C# C# Going to water in mineral bluff G#m G#m G# Daydreaming about my wife swimming in the buff C# C# A# memory I'll hold fast to, once and forever G#m G#m G# Brick by brick we built this house together Interlude: C# G#m C# G#m Chorus: G# C# I'm thinking bout a good night's sleep C# G#m G# Laid up in bed rubbing on my woman's feet C# I wish my back weren't giving me hell C# G#m G# Off in the distance the tolling of a bell C# I'm thinking bout a good night's sleep C# G#m G# Laid up in bed rubbing on my woman's feet C# I wish my back weren't giving me hell C# G#m G# Off in the distance the tolling of a bell Outro: C# C# G#m G#m G# C# C# G#m G#m G# C#
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