G D G B Bb G I've been leaving messages on an answering machine Bm D A In a house that's always empty, so I know nobody's listening. Bm D I've been confessing my transgressions over tape hiss G D Em And the silence makes me sick. G No good can come from this. D F#m G G X2 D I'm letting go. I've been holding on like poison ivy G Out of cold suburban concrete From this careless urban sprawl. D I'm letting go. You know we can't keep out of trouble. G I thought my kids would call you uncle. I thought we'd never be alone. B Bb G I've got images of you inside my head D Outside of the gas station where we always used to shoplift. Bm D It's car-crash rhetoric. G D Em We fucked up everything we came in contact with. G Just boyhood recklessness. D A G G D F#m G G D I'm letting go. I've been holding on like poison ivy G Out of cold suburban concrete From this careless urban sprawl. D I'm letting go. You know we can't keep out of trouble. G I thought my kids would call you uncle. I thought we'd never be alone. D F#m G Em D F#m G Bm D Em Bm A G If you walked me home, you'd know how weak my arms got. Em (I usually don't play this Em) I just can't carry you. Bm F#m G Bm A If you walked me home, I know I'd have flashbacks G Em Of snow angels and gut laughs. Bm F#m G If you walked me home... but you won't. Bm A Em You're all alone on some bullshit, pill-bottle vision quest. D G A If you walked me home, I don't know when I would finally Em G Work up the backbone to walk alone. D I'm letting go G Cause I loved you, but I have to. D I'm letting go. You know we can't keep out of trouble. G I thought my kids would call you uncle. I thought we'd never be alone. I'm letting go. OUTRO there are two versions of the outro. If you decide to play I Just Want To Sell Out My Funeral after, play outro 1. If you don't, or want to end it sounding more complete, play outro 2 OUTRO 1 A G Bm If you walked me home... D A G If you walked me home...hide this tabINTRO (Relative to capo) eb|--xxxx-xxxx-22222222-------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--xxxx-3333-33333333-------------------------------------------------------| Gb|--2222-2222-22222222----play twice-----------------------------------------| Db|--0000-0000-00000000-------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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