Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: E A E A(hold), E E/G# A x4
Verse 1:
E A
Choking on the
C#m B
thought of leaving
E A C#m
Drinking to keep
B
from sobbing
E B C#m B A(hold)
4pm 4 dollar pints SFO
the time and price
Interlude: E A C#m B x2
Verse 2:
E
With all my
A C#m B
happiness aborted
E A C#m
The PA painfully
B
starts boarding
E B
I sink deep
C#m B
30 thousand feet
A(hold)
Into my window
seat electric chair
Chorus 1:
E G#m
And I was drinking you goodbye
B
A heart floats in the bay
E G#m
From sour home Chicago
B E
I hear it beating far away
C#m B A
There's no telling what I'll do
A
If I don't return to you
Post Biss: E E/G# A x2
Verse 2:
E A
Hopeful thoughts
C#m B
of soon returning
E A
can't put out my
C#m B
stomach burning
E A
Plastic wings and
C#m B
plastic smiles
A(hold)
Unsalted peanuts
stretch my miles
Interlude: E A C#m B x2
Verse 4:
E A
Choking on the
C#m B
thought of leaving
E A C#m
Drinking to keep
B
from heaving
E A C#m B
5pm 5 dollar pints
A(hold)
Hellbound Airlines
time and price
Chorus 2:
E G#m
And I was drinking you goodbye
B
A heart floats in the bay
E G#m
From sour home Chicago
B E
I hear it beating far away
C#m B A
There's no telling what I'll do
A A
If I don't return to you
Chorus 3:
E G#m
And I was drinking you goodbye
B
A heart floats in the bay
E G#m
From sour home Chicago
B E
I hear it beating far away
C#m B A
There's no telling what I'll do
A A A A A A E(Hold)
If I don't return to you