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A C#m-F#m  E/G#-A (with voices...)   Shut up!   ( E A ) x4

E                         A
She wanted to be a nun until that fateful day we met
E                      A
I beat the crucifix in a, game of, Rus-sian roul-ette
E                             A
I burned my Beatles records, 'cause she hated number nine
E                                  A
She licked rock cocaine suckers, laughed, said her mom's doing mine

F#m                  A          F#m               A
Well, are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned?
                          E   A                   
Because I can't take it alone,  I can't take it alone
   A NC
I hope I didn't just give away the ending

E                               A
We started limping, caught the handicap shuttle to town
E                                   A                                  E
And yelled "God's healed us" as we ran off, the bus the driver just, frowned
                          A
By the way this girl was sexy and she wouldn't touch you
E                             A
That may not be true, but I said it so you'd feel involved with this song

F#m           A           F#m               A
Are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned?
                          E   A                  E
Because I can't take it alone, I can't take it alone
   A NC
I hope I didn't just give away the ending

E                        A
We caught a fey taxi driver, I smiled the ride was free
E                           A
I felt like Amsterdam, she want'd more drugs and maybe me
E                         A
I told her dealer I was broke, he hired a camera man
E                        A
We did a porno film for coke, I hear I'm big in Japan

F#m           A           F#m               A
Are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned?
                          E   A                  E
Because I can't take it alone, I can't take it alone
   A NC
I hope I didn't just give away the ending

E                             A
We went back to her kitchen, put the coke all in a can
E         NC                A
Tied up a T.V minister, in walked her dad
E                            A
He started drinking coffee, too much sugar on the go
E                               A
He fell dead on the floor, he thought the coke was sweet'n'low

F#m                  A          F#m               A
Well are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned?
                         E
Bah bah bah bah-bah bah bah

E (hold)                 A (hold)
Boy was she upset, but then she stole her dad's wallet and
E (hold)                         A (hold)
I drove him to the hospital, to sell all of his donatable body parts
E (hold)                           A (hold)
And this is where she dies, they brought a depressed junkie in
E (hold)                     A (hold)
She shot his Cyanide up, I guess she thought it was Errol Flynn
F#m                   A       F#m                A
I'm blamed in the confusion, the po-lice being phoned
              A                          F#m
I don't even love you, we weren't even friends
                                 E   A                           E    A
It's just that I can't take it alone, Uh, huh, I can't take it alone
   E                                          A         
I hope I didn't just give away the ending, I hope I didn't just give away the ending (3x)
E                       A                               E
Aw Jesus, Ah shit!  I think I just gave away the ending
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