Written by Alkaline Trio
Intro: A C#m F#m D (2x) verse 1 A C#m You take these F#m D sticks and stones A C#m And apply what F#m D you have learned A But you ain't C#m F#m got no water D So you let that A C#m F#m D motherfucker burn E Yeah it smoked up D and it burned out verse 2 A C#m Like a graduation bonfire F#m D A C#m F#m D two miles from your house A C#m F#m D And you had nowhere to go A C#m so you came right back F#m D A C#m here I couldn't find what F#m D A you wanted so you slapped me C#m in the face and spilled my F#m D E beer And when the mess D dried up you came up singingverse 2: A And I miss smoking C#m F#m D in the fall A And pissing on that C#m F#m D gas station wall A What's a law? What's C#m F#m a fire? What's a river? D A C#m F#m D We jumped over them all E But I guess my legs got D tired and my teeth got long A I guess my legs got C#m F#m D tired and my teeth got longA D Let us drink from E the hourglass A D We can make time E A stop Watch from the E/G# F#m window upstairs E While they all D E kick rocks while they all A C#m F#m D A C#m F#m D kick rocksBridge: C#m I tried to write F#m you a passage D But you're holding A E/G# out for the flick F#m D Wait outside by the exit E When they don't let you inA D So take a sip from E the hourglass A D We can make time E A stop Watch from E/G# F#m the window upstairs E While they all D E kick rocksA D So we can drink E from the hourglass A D We can make time E A stop Watch from E/G# F#m the window upstairs E While they all D E kick rocks A Watch from E/G# F#m the window upstairs E While they all D E kick rocks while they all A C#m F#m D kick rocks