Chords with lyrics
Tuning: EADGBE
Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Verse 1:
E minorEm
It gets lonliest at night Down at
D MajorD C majorC G+G
the liquor store beneath the neon sky Our moonlight
E minorEm
6 AM the floor comes alive with lice The pan's
D MajorD C majorC
dried up so tight With hardened beans
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm
We're hungry So I lean on
D MajorD C majorC
you sometimes Just to see you're still there
Verse 2:
G+G
But these feet can't take the weight of
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
one Much less two We hit concrete
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
How were we born into this mess?
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC
I know I painted you a prettier picture baby
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
But we were run out on a rail
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC
Fell from the wagon to the night train
Chorus:
G+G C majorC G+G
I kissed the bottle I should've been
C majorC G+G
kissing you You wake up to an
C majorC G+G C majorC
empty night With tears for two
G+G
tears for two
Verse 3:
G+G E minorEm
Cigarettes they fill the gaps
D MajorD C majorC
In our empty days In our broken teeth we're jonesing
G+G E minorEm
Say mister can you spare a dime?
D MajorD C majorC
Some change could make a change could buy some time
G+G D/F#D/F# D MajorD
Some freedom Or an ear to
C majorC
hear my story It's all I've got My fiction-
Verse 4:
G+G E minorEm
-beats the hell out of my truth
D MajorD C majorC
A augmentedA palm upturned burnt blue Don't call it sunburn
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
You've been shaking on the job Just
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC
one drink ahead of your past
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
There's a white light coming up
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B C majorC
You draw the blinds hoping it'll pass
Chorus:
G+G C majorC G+G
I kissed the bottle I should've been
C majorC G+G
kissing you You wake up to an
C majorC G+G C majorC
empty night With tears for two
G+G C majorC G+G
I kissed the bottle I should've been
C majorC G+G
kissing you You wake up to an
C majorC G+G C majorC
empty night With tears for two
G+G