Radiation Blues chords by Luke Tan

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
  G


Verse 1:
   G                                    D
I guess by now you've come to hear the story
                                            G
of how I lost the fat that'd kept me warm inside
                                       D
just don't let me hear you say you're sorry
                        D7                G
it ain't no ones fault except the camel lights

Verse 2:
        G                                 D
take a chair, sit anywhere, it ain't no hurry
                                     G
all I've left to lose these days is time
                                             D
by the way, I don't just say it to make you worry
                                  D7                  G
but I've been shitting blood for damn near half the night


Chorus:
G
I've got them radiation blues
                D
it's got me swimming in my boots
                                         G
and I can't even wear my suit without a rope to keep it on
                                           D
if you've come to see the news, bring the cards, bring the booze
                                              G    D   G
we're gonna drink and play until the pain is gone


Verse 3:
      G                                 D
that royal straight reminds me of the family
                                           G
tell my ma you think the treatments doing fine
                                       D
I'd rather have her call then come to see me
                             D7              G
I'm just a pair of skin and bones about to die


Chorus:
G
I've got them radiation blues
                D
it's got me swimming in my boots
                                         G
and I can't even wear my suit without a rope to keep it on
                                            D
if you've come to see the news, bring the cards, bring the booze
                                              G    D   G
we're gonna drink and play until the pain is gone


Verse 4:
           G                           D
see that samson didn't need to have delilah
                                           G
you don't need to be a king to lose your crown
                                            D
how I used to think that I coulda moved a mountain
                          D7                 G
now I can barely lift my feet from off the ground


Chorus:
G
I've got them radiation blues
                D
it's got me swimming in my boots
                                         G
and I can't even wear my suit without a rope to keep it on
                                         D
if you've come to see the news, grab a bottle, bring the booze
                                               G   D   G
we're gonna drink until we think we're having fun


Verse 5:
  G                                 D
thanks again for hauling out to see me
                                     G
see this shadow of a man so full of life
                                       D
thanks for playing cards and thinking for me
                            D7               G
thanks for bringing in the logs to make the fire


Chorus:
G
I've got them radiation blues
                D
it's got me swimming in my boots
                                         G
and I can't even wear my suit without a rope to keep it on
                                           D
if you've come to see the news, bring the cards, bring the booze
                                               G
we're gonna drink until we think we're having fun
             D                                 G  D G
we're gonna drink and play until the pain is gone