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πΈ Intro:
G D A Bm ( x2 )
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
G
Well
I've been over drinkin'
D
'Cause I've been overthinkin'
A Bm
'Cause I get so **** anxious at night
G D
Chemicals and nicotine, friends ask "How you been "
A Bm
And you just learn to say you're alright
πΈ Chorus:
G D
Poems and closing time, oh, sweet love of mine
A Bm
I found it so hard to find truth
G D
Poems and closing time, oh, sweet love of mine
A Bm
It'll always just be me and you
πΈ Instrumental:
G D A Bm
G D A Bm
πΈ Verse 1:
G
And those bastards get richer
D
While the poor dig ditches
A Bm
To bury their dreamin' in
G
And labor don't cheat
D A Bm
Baby, 5 a.m. is the reason they're sleepin' in
G
Oh, men build churches
D
So the kids find worth in
A Bm
Somethin' bigger than themselves
G D
But the uncorruptible don't exist
A Bm
And you can't buy your way outta Hell
πΈ Interlude:
G D
Closin' time
A Bm
I'm lost again past two
G D
Closin' time
A Bm
It'll always just be me and you
πΈ Instrumental:
G D A Bm
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
G
And I've been over drinkin'
D
'Cause I've been overthinkin'
A Bm
'Cause I get so **** anxious at night
G D
Chemicals and nicotine, friends ask me how I've been
A Bm
You just learn to say you're alright
πΈ Chorus:
G D
Poems and closing time, oh, sweet love of mine
A Bm
I found it so hard to find truth
G D
Poems and closing time, only true friend of mine
A Bm
It'll always just be me and you
πΈ Outro:
G D
So don't try to pain me and don't try play me
A Bm
As one of your sorry fools
G D
Poems and closing time, oh, sweet love of mine
A Bm
In a world that's growing so cruel,
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Song History
Published: May 23, 2022
Last Updated: January 20, 2026