Intro: Bm
(Occasionally hammer on and off from the D, G, and B strings. This may not be right, but
it sounds alright.)
Bm G
Naked and retched and retching on a hotel bathroom floor,
A
somewhere in the City
Bm G
Three days no sleeping, not eating, not feeling good anymore
A Em G
Drenched in sweat and self-pity now, it's not a pretty sight
G A Bm G
What to say in my defense,
G A Bm
I was imperfect tense
G A D A
G Em
Used to have such balance, but I don't know where it went
Em A Bm
So won't you be my present sense
Bm
(Occasionally hammer on and off from 4th fret to 2nd on the D string)
Bm G
Breaking, I'm shaking, it's taking a long long time
A
To come down off this murderous medication
Bm G
Trying to remember, my reasons for running myself
A Em G
into the ground with such dedication
G A Bm G
What to say in my defense,
G A Bm
I was imperfect tense
G A D A
G Em
Used to have such balance, but I don't know where it went
Em A Cadd9--A Em7--A
So won't you be my present sense, sense
Bm A G D A
Cos it's not meant to be
D G Bm A G
I am lost at sea
Em D A G A
So mermaids sing to me
D
Of the better times and the things that can be
Bm
Like the diamonds in the Mediterranean sea
D
Or the beatings and sleeping and times that I took
Bm
And of washing the drink and the drugs from my blood
G A
And I've nothing to say in my defense
G A
I'm far from perfect I'm still tense
G A
They say that love can change you once
G A
Please say that love can change me once
G
Come on change me
End on G
