Key: E5
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: E5 A5 E5 A(hold), E5 E5 A5 x4
Verse 1:
E5 A5
Choking on the
C#5 B5
thought of leaving
E5 A5 C#5
Drinking to keep
B5
from sobbing
E5 B5 C#5 B5 A(hold)
4pm 4 dollar pints SFO
the time and price
Interlude: E5 A5 C#5 B5 x2
Verse 2:
E5
With all my
A5 C#5 B5
happiness aborted
E5 A5 C#5
The PA painfully
B5
starts boarding
E5 B5
I sink deep
C#5 B5
30 thousand feet
A(hold)
Into my window
seat electric chair
Chorus 1:
E5 G#5
And I was drinking you goodbye
B5
A heart floats in the bay
E5 G#5
From sour home Chicago
B5 E5
I hear it beating far away
C#5 B5 A5
There's no telling what I'll do
A5
If I don't return to you
Post Biss: E5 E5 A5 x2
Verse 2:
E5 A5
Hopeful thoughts
C#5 B5
of soon returning
E5 A5
can't put out my
C#5 B5
stomach burning
E5 A5
Plastic wings and
C#5 B5
plastic smiles
A(hold)
Unsalted peanuts
stretch my miles
Interlude: E5 A5 C#5 B5 x2
Verse 4:
E5 A5
Choking on the
C#5 B5
thought of leaving
E5 A5 C#5
Drinking to keep
B5
from heaving
E5 A5 C#5 B5
5pm 5 dollar pints
A(hold)
Hellbound Airlines
time and price
Chorus 2:
E5 G#5
And I was drinking you goodbye
B5
A heart floats in the bay
E5 G#5
From sour home Chicago
B5 E5
I hear it beating far away
C#5 B5 A5
There's no telling what I'll do
A5 A5
If I don't return to you
Chorus 3:
E5 G#5
And I was drinking you goodbye
B5
A heart floats in the bay
E5 G#5
From sour home Chicago
B5 E5
I hear it beating far away
C#5 B5 A5
There's no telling what I'll do
A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 E(Hold)
If I don't return to you
