Standard Tuning EADGBe Riff: |--------------| |-----10-------| |--------11br--| |--------------| |--------------| |-10-----------| (let ring) Intro: D G D G Verse 1: D G The cash machine is blue and green D G For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee Em A I could spend three dollars and sixty-three cents D G On Diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes Verse 2: D G D G Em A I wonder why we listen to poets, when nobody gives a fuck D G How hot and sorrowful, this machine begs for luck Chorus 1: F#m G Bm All my lies are always wishes Em A7 I know I would die if I could come back new D G D G Verse 3: D G I want a good life, with a nose for things D G A fresh wind and bright sky, to enjoy my suffering Em A A hole without a key, if I break my tongue D G Speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come? Chorus 2: F#m G Bm All my lies are always wishes Em A7 I know I would die if I could come back new Verse 4: D G D G Em A I'm down on my hands and knees, Every time the doorbell rings D G I shake like a toothache, When I hear myself sing Chorus 3: F#m G Bm All my lies are always wishes Em A7 I know I would die if I could come back new Verse 5: D G I would like to salute, the ashes of American flags D G And all the fallen leaves, filling up shopping bags (end)
