Volunteer chords by The Weepies

Intro:
  G    C      x4
e|---3---------3------|
B|------0--0h1---1p0--|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---------3-----3----|
E|-3-----3------------|

Verse 1:
G     C      G     C
My lover left me, she left me too soon.
G        C         G     C
 I shouldn't blame her, for the state of my room.
G      C     G     C
I started stumbling, chasing the bells.
   G       C          G       C
The metal straps upon my knees made this sound when I fell
 D
You heard those words from your peers
            G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
I was just your volunteer.

Verse 2:
  G      C       G       C
We love uncle Georgie, uncle Georgie's our friend.
   G       C       G      C
He spends his life fishing, washes dishes weekends.
    D
And I tried to say something sincere
           G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
Sign me up I'll volunteer.

Verse 3:
G     C      G      C
My Father left us, he left us too soon.
G          C         G        C
I thought he'd say something, but he waltzed from the room.
G    C       G      C
All I remember is my hands at my sides.
   G     C     G       C
The face of a woman who once was his bride.
D
All that he left us was tears
               G  C  G  C
And a couple of lonely volunteers.
D
All that he left her was tears
               G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
And a couple of lonely volunteers.

Verse 4:
     G        C     G      C
Now we look for sister Mary, sister Mary's the pale.
   G       C        G       C
She holds her head sometimes and walks close to the rail.
   G     C    G      C
She sings on a Sunday, stands in the stairs.
G       C           G     C
Haunts me at night time when I've forgotten my prayers.
D
We don't see much of her here
            G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
That winter-weary volunteer.

{Verse 5]
G       C     G       C
Captains need order it helps them stay sane.
G        C         G       C
Plumbers hate slaughter, 'cause it f**ks up the drains.
G       C        G      C
Hard hats must be worn at all times on the site.
G       C          G      C
It makes no difference if you're lost in the light.
   D
The men here have lost their careers
               G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C
And they don't talk to volunteers.

Verse 6:
G       C      G      C
How your life cuts me, it cuts to my bone.
   G        C         G      C
We pretend that it's nothing, when we're on our way home.
    D
And I wish you'd abandon me here
             G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G  C  G
So I could be your volunteer.