INTRO D# Fm Cm (2x) A# D# Fm Cm This town bleeds like an open wound Cm A# D# You found no peace in a rented room D# Fm Cm And every brick sings a different tune Cm A# D# Either kissed or cried on every avenue D# Fm Cm Well as she steals an hour from the darkest night Cm A# D# Wraps it up in gold and gives me some light D# Fm Cm ‘til there's nothing but shivers going down my spine Cm A# D# Rather wake for an hour than sleep for a lifetime D# Fm Cm Well I make my way through the rain torn street Cm A# D# Past the drunks and their pieces of meat D# Fm Cm The alcohol now clouds their minds Cm A# D# Souls are wishing for closing time Cm A# D# And the coat she bought is bound to keep me warm Cm A# G# Buttons are hanging off, sleeves are torn Cm A# D# The wind outside howls like a newborn D# Fm Cm (2x) A# D# Fm Cm Please tell me why I’m here before you tell me to stay Cm A# D# The big bang doesn’t care if I pray D# Fm Cm Well I could fill my time in a million ways Cm A# D# Put a little bit of sunshine in my day D# Fm Cm There’s still a swing on the old oak tree Cm A# D# Where we used to play, my brother and me D# Fm Cm And sometimes I feel like going home Cm A# D# But home is a childhood memory D# Fm Cm Well I cried a tear when I heard the news Cm A# D# Really nothing that I could say or do D# Fm Cm It’s the hardest lesson I ever learned Cm A# D# Light a candle just to watch it burn Cm A# D# So you get caught up in a raging winter storm Cm A# G# All the lights are off and the curtains are drawn Cm A# D# You can live like a king but you die like a newborn D# Fm Cm (2x) A# D# Fm Cm Well I rolled a take me from place to place Cm A# D# Gonna let this hair grow from my face D# Fm Cm And where I’m bound I cannot tell Cm A# D# If you believe the bible then I’m bound for hell D# Fm Cm Well I got a lover now she got me Cm A# D# She knows a place inside my dreams D# Fm Cm If I sell this ring it’ll make me sad Cm A# D# I’ll buy me a brand new sleeping bag D# D#/D Cm There’s a map of the stars on her chest G# A# D# There’s a universe sitting behind her eyes D# D#/D Cm But I’ll meet you at 6 after some rest G# A# D# We’ll get paid, we’ll get drunk and we’ll get by Cm A# D# Chase the sunset until the morning Cm A# G# We’ll sleep through a thousand world wars Cm A# D# And I’ll smile like a widow but cry like a newborn D# Fm Cm (2x)