Verse 1: A#m F Grandma’s drunk again B F# passed out in her soup. A#m F The rats are singing B F# there’s asbestos in the roof. A#m F Mr. Perkins in the B F# front yard with his gun. A#m F The kids are crying B F# as he points it at the sun.
Chorus: F# G# F F# I smell pollen where the grass still lives F# G# F F# standing on the mezzanine choking on my spit. F# G# F F# I still wonder why they live like this F# G# F* it seems like everyone’s dying. Instrumental: A#m F B F# (x2) Verse 2: A#m F She killed her husband ‘cause he B F# loved her like a whore. A#m F They say the flowers grew B F# the day she dumped the corpse. A#m F She drowns herself inside her B F# Tylenol and pills. A#m F Says she could have been B F# an actress in a film. Chorus: F# G# F F# But I smell pollen where the grass still lives F# G# F# F# standing on the mezzanine choking on my spit. F# G# F F# I still wonder why they live like this F# G# F* It seems like everyone’s dying. Instrumental: A#m F B F# (x4) Bridge: C# G# F F# This town is dying. C# G# F F# Why are they like this? C# G# F F# God keeps on lying. C# G# F F# They’ll try to hide it. C# G# They’re setting fire to the churches tonight. F F# The shadows dance on the wall. C# G# F* Waiting for the answers to their calls. Outro: A#m F B F# (x4) backwards gibberish * = Strum once and let ring
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