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Verse 1:
E D
I'm bringing back ghosts
D E
That are no longer there
E D
I'm getting hard on myself
D E
Sitting in my easy chair
A
Well, there's three people in the mirror
G E
And I'm wondering which one of them i should choose
E A
Well, I can't keep from laughing
G E
Spitting out these 300 mile per hour out-pour blues
Verse 2:
E D
I'm breaking my teeth off
D E
Trying to bite my lip
E D
There's all kinds of red-headed women
D E
That I ain't supposed to kiss
A
And it's that color that never fails
G E
To turn me blue
E A
So I just swallow it and hold on to it
G E
And use it to scare the hell out of you
Verse 3:
E D
I have a woman
D E
'Says come and watch me bleed
E D
And I'm wondering just how I can do that
D E
And still give her everything that she needs
A
Well, there's three people in my head that have the answer
G E
And one of them's got to be you
E A
But you're holding tight to it -- the answer
G E
Singing these three hundred mile per hour out-pour blues
Verse 4:
E D
Put on gloves, a tied scarf and wrap up warm
D E
On this winter night
E D
Every-time you get defensive
D E
You're just looking for a fight
A
It's safe to sing somebody out there's got a problem
G E
With almost anything you'll do
E A
Well, next time they stab you don't fight back just play the victim
G E
Instead of playing the fool
E D
And the roads are covered with a million
D E
Little molecules
E D
Of cigarette ashes and the school floors are covered
D E
With pieces of pencil eraser too
A
Well sooner or later the ground's gonna be holding all
G E
Of my ashes too
E A
But i can't help but wonder if after I'm gone will i still have these three hundred mile per
G
Hour, finger breaking, no answers making, battered dirty hands, bee stung and busted up, empty
E
Cup torrential out pour blues
E D
One thing's for sure: in that graveyard
D E
I'm gonna have the shiniest pair of shoes
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025