Chords
[Intro]
B C#m E D#m B C#m E
D#m
[Verse 1]
B So tired C#mtrying to see from behind Ethe red in my eyes D#m
B No better verC#msion of me I D#mcould pretend Eto be tonight D#m
B Soul deep C#min this swill D#mwith the most Efamiliar of swine D#m
For C#mreasons wreEtched and Bdivine
[Verse 2]
B She blows C#mout of nowhere, a roEman candle of the wild D#m
B Laughing C#mher way D#mthrough my feeEble disguise D#m
B No other verC#msion of me D#mI would raEther be tonight D#m
And C#mlord, she found Eme just Bin time
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause with myG#m7 midyouthD# crisis all Esaid and done
I need to be Ayouthfully felt 'cause, God, I never feltA# youngB B She's gonC#mna save me, call Eme baby Run her hands through my hair
[Chorus]
D#m
B She'll know C#mme craD#mzy, sooth Eme daily Better yet, she wouldn't care
D#m
G#m We'll steal F#a LeD#mxus, be Edetectives Ride 'round picking up clues
D#m
B We'll name C#mour childD#mren Jackie Eand Wilson
Raise 'em on rhythm and blues
[Verse 3]
B Lord, it'd C#mbe great to find a place we Ecould escape sometime D#m
B Me and my C#mIsis D#mgrowing blackE irises in the sunshine D#m
B Every verC#msion of me D#mdead and buried in Ethe yard outside
We'd D#msit C#mback and watch Ethe world Bgo by
[Pre-Chorus]
HappyG#m7 to lieD# back, watch Eit burn and rust
AWe tried the world
Good God it wasn't A#for us B
[Chorus]
B She's gonC#mna save me, call Eme baby Run her hands through my hair
D#m
B She'll know C#mme craD#mzy, sooth Eme daily Better yet, she wouldn't care
D#m
G#m We'll steal F#a LeD#mxus, be Edetectives Ride 'round picking up clues
D#m
B We'll name C#mour childD#mren Jackie Eand Wilson
Raise 'em on rhythm and blues
[Interlude]
G#m B D#m E D#m E D#m B G#m B D#m E D#m E D#m B
G#m B D#m E D#m E D#m B G#m A A# B
[Verse 4]
B Cut clean C#mfrom the dream that night, Elet my mind reset D#m
B Looking up C#mfrom a cigarette, Eshe's already left D#m
B I start digging C#mup the yard D#mfor what's left of Eme in our little vignette
For D#mwhatC#mever poor soul isE coBming next
[Chorus]
B She's gonC#mna save me, call Eme baby Run her hands through my hair
D#m
B She'll know C#mme craD#mzy, sooth Eme daily Better yet, she wouldn't care
D#m
G#m We'll steal F#a LeD#mxus, be Edetectives Ride 'round picking up clues
D#m
B We'll name C#mour childD#mren Jackie Eand Wilson
Raise 'em on rhythm and blues
