Capo 1 
A5             E5               D5
A stark naked light bulb in a room with no view 
     A5             E5           D5
This coffee tastes bitter this whiskey tastes new 
  A5           E5                D5
I lied when I told you that my dreams all came true 
           A5         E5 
And it's a helluva a ride 
          A5     D5
Leaves me empty inside 
          A5   E5           A5
And livin' in cheap motel rooms  
 
Another big city one more face with no name 

And it's miles to the edge of the bed where I lay 

The cracks in the ceiling spell out all my shame 
 
Chorus 
 
Bridge 
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Oh I sit here and count every mile that I've crawled 
          E5                 D5
And every mistake that I've made 
          A5       E5            D5
While the flowers fade off the wall 
 
But how do I start to stop a wheel that's on fire 
When I can't even tell from the words of a liar 
I'm tryin' to come down but I keep gettin' higher 
 
Chorus x 2