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β« Intro:
B G Cm G G B
β« Verse:
B G
Oh Father forgive me for what I have done
Cm G G7
Drove 200 miles for six inches of love
B G
And he shined like the neon in the town's only bar
Cm G G
Slick as the needle and slim as the scar
β« Chorus:
Fb G
Oh I lost friends to heroin plenty more to loving them
B G7 Cm
Strung out on the highway like we couldn't read the signs
Fb G
Now that I Am older and burned a little colder
B G7 Cm
I know how to read betwen the lines
Fb G
But the only time I get these guilty thoughts
B Cm
Is when the pills wear off
Fb G
And what I call a love affair
B B
They say it was a death of despair
β« Verse:
B G
They say I'll get over him I just need time
Cm G G7
I thank Jesus sent an Angel stuck needles in his thigh
B G
And the old freight trains they whistle and whine
Cm G G
They shake the whole damn house like we did when he was alive
β« Chorus:
Fb G
Oh I lost friends to heroin plenty more to loving them
B G7 Cm
Strung out on the highway like we couldn't read the signs
Fb G
Now that I Am older and burned a little colder
B G7 Cm
I know how to read betwen the lines
Fb G
But the only time I get these guilty thoughts
B
Is when the pills wear off
β« Instrumental:
B G Cm G
B G Cm G G
β« Break:
Cm G
Oh mother don't ask me the things I have done
B G7 Cm
So selfish to fall for yourself and someone
Cm G
I know that I want him and always will
B G7 Cm
I don't think he could have known that it was fat and dumb
Cm Fb G
But the only time I get these guilty thoughts
B Cm
Is when the pills wear off
Fb G
And what I call a love affair
B
They say it was a death of despair
Fb G
The only time I get these guilty thoughts
B G Cm G B
Is when the pills wear off
Song History
Published: November 21, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025