Intro: E B (3x) C#m A Verse 1: E Abm C#m I remember a rooftop, making out A E Downstairs the coppers screamed so loud Abm C#m I'd waited so long for that night A Then I just turned away Pre-Chorus 1: B C#m A And I know every street on the West-Side E B A But I was lost, unfound, not right E B A Maybe there's something wrong inside Verse 2: E Abm C#m Now I've got nowhere to go A E My hands is all that I've got Abm C#m I'm so sorry for so many things A B That I haven't said yet Pre-Chorus 2: C#m A E This is the waiting-room I spend my whole life in B A They gave me a thousand hands so I could count my sins E B A If I'm lucky maybe I'll finish before the roof caves inBridge: E B (3x) C#m A Verse 3: E Abm C#m Nineteen and sober once or twice A E I caught some junkie's bad advice Abm C#m Up to my eyes in others' problems A B Couldn't see, I'd never solve them Pre-Chorus 3: C#m A E I'm only skin and bone and piss and pills unknown B A I took my lousy shot at public recognition E B A Could never pull the trigger if I wasn't shakingE B A I lost my life on the first try Ab You found it miles down the line A E B A swollen face with three first names E B A You kissed the taste back in my tongue Ab You sucked the smoke out of my lungs A E B And then we slept for days and days and days E C#m A E C#m A When we woke up, my heart all choked up C#m B E A Had to say "I love you" way too soon E B A But right there on your couch you loved me too E B A Right there on your couch you loved me tooE B A I lost my life on the first try Ab You found it miles down the line A E B A swollen face with three first names E B A You kissed the taste back in my tongue Ab You sucked the smoke out of my lungs A E B And then we slept for days and days and days E C#m A E C#m A When we woke up, my heart all choked up C#m B E A Had to say "I love you" way too soon E B A But right there on your couch you loved me too E B A Right there on your couch you loved me too
See also: The Pietasters - Its The Same Old Song |
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