E5
Ribbons went flying out the window
       A5
As we drove down the interstate
E5
Sex was something so brand new
       A5
It was hard as hell to wait
E5
She made faces at the goddamn rednecks
          A5
They say, look at you boy.. You must worship satan
E5
Just because I had the same long hair
      A5
as the jesus in all their paintings

F#5                          A5
Yeah but church just made me scared of words like
E5                 D#5
sermon, faith, and congregation
F#5                     A5
in a world with so many answers left
E5                    D#5
why do I need so many explanations
F#5                  G#5                    A5
to get closer to the truth and further from the sky
F#5                        A5
and the static singes the speakers
E5                        D#5
like a thousand hymns of inspiration
F#5                             A5
the road just winds through the canyon like
   E5                         D#5
a big black snake headed for salvation
F#5                       G#5                    A5
I'm getting closer to the truth and further from the sky

(same pattern through the rest of the song for verses and choruses)