Beating St Louis Chords

Key: E Intro: E C#m G#m Verse 1: E C#m G#m For all the excuses we use for destroying our lives E C#m G#m Was it two and a half years of bad timing? Verse 2: A B We fought in streets of our neighborhood A B Like drunk tornados tearing plains we fell A B E Till our skulls shattered the concrete of St. Louis

Verse 3: E C#m Who knows who’s been keepin' tabs? G#m Who struck the first blow? E C#m G#m A bitter boxing Bukowski won’t explain us now Verse 4: A B Can’t see you as a child no more A B Can’t see you in your mother's home A B E Catching frogs my orphan when you felt brand new A B Can’t see you as a child no more A B Can’t see you in your mother's home A B C#m Catching frogs my orphan when you felt brand new Pre-Chorus: E C#m Was it a waste of time? Was it a waste? G#m Oh oh oh E C#m Was it a waste of crying? Was it a waste? G#m I don’t know (I don't know) Chorus: A B Cry cry till you eyes don’t close A B Cry cry if you can make it to another show A B E Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean A B Cry cry till you eyes don’t close A B Cry cry if you can make it to another show A B C#m Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean Break: E C#m G#m (x2) Verse 5: E C#m G#m I raised my fists to the motion of your dying car E C#m G#m Till all of the city St. Louis drowned around me Verse 6: A B Our shovel left in disgust A B We watched Law and Order, till our shame grew numb A B E While the drummer danced with the devil in his underoos A Our shovel left in disgust A B We watched Law and Order, till our shame grew numb A B C#m While the drummer danced with the devil in his underoos Pre-Chorus: E C#m Was it a waste of time? Was it a waste? G#m Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh E C#m Was it a waste of crying? Was it a waste? G#m I don’t know (I don't know) Chorus: A B Cry cry till you eyes don’t close A B Cry cry if you can make it to another show A B E Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean A B Cry cry till you eyes don’t close A B Cry cry if you can make it to another show A B C#m Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean