(Bass)
F#Got (244322@1)on the train come
    C#She (x43121@1)went out to the city
B (x2444x@1)                  F#Lookin' (244322@1)for a better job

F#He (244322@1)was in trouble
   C#He (x43121@1)said over the siren
   B (x2444x@1)                      F#"I (244322@1)love you, but I'm just a slob"

F#This (244322@1)is hardage
     C#Its (x43121@1)something to remember
      B (x2444x@1)                  F#The (244322@1)theatre is for wasting time

F#Working (244322@1)is lousy
    C#And (x43121@1)college is for quitters
     B (x2444x@1)                 F#Some (244322@1)symmetry is hard to find

(enter piano and guitar)
F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
BWorn (x2444x@1)the sole off my shoes
F#I'm (244322@1)rustled and torn
BShort (x2444x@1)of nothing to lose
F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
B (x2444x@1)                          F#Sick (244322@1)of all these people

F#Go (244322@1)out your front door
       C#You'll (x43121@1)never be so sorry
    B (x2444x@1)                    F#The (244322@1)city life can make you born

F#When (244322@1)I was a child
  C#I (x43121@1)never stop to question
     B (x2444x@1)                     F#Just (244322@1)what on earth I do this for

F#Looking (244322@1)in the corner
  C#A (x43121@1)quiet television
B (x2444x@1)                      F#Remember (244322@1)when you saw me there?

F#Kissing (244322@1)your ass for
  C#A (x43121@1)100 thousand questions
  B (x2444x@1)                      F#I (244322@1)miss it, but I just don't care

F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
BWorn (x2444x@1)the sole off my shoes
F#I'm (244322@1)rustled and torn
BShort (x2444x@1)of nothing to lose
F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
B (x2444x@1)                          BSick (x2444x@1)of all these people

BThey (x2444x@1)never mean what they say
           A#mThey (x13321@1)never say they mean
          G#m (133111@4)They only want you to give in
          G#mI (133111@4)wish to god that I could meet somebody 
     F# (244322@1)         BThat (x2444x@1)I could just spend
              F# (244322@1)         B (x2444x@1)        BSomebody (x2444x@1)that I could just spend

(guitar solo)
F# C# B F# C# B F# C# B F# C# B

F#I'm (244322@1)on the new love
    C# (x43121@1)           
I'm looking to get better
      B (x2444x@1)                     F#Think (244322@1)maybe you could show me how?

F#If (244322@1)you really love me
     C#Quit (x43121@1)petting for affection
    B (x2444x@1)                         F#And (244322@1)burn the fucking house down now

F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
BWorn (x2444x@1)the sole off my shoes
F#I'm (244322@1)rustled and torn
Bshort (x2444x@1)of nothing to lose
F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
B (x2444x@1)                          BSick (x2444x@1)of all these people

BThey (x2444x@1)never mean what they say
           A#mThey (x13321@1)never say they mean
          G#m (133111@4)They only want you to give in
          G#mI (133111@4)wish to god that I could meet somebody 
     F# (244322@1)         BThat (x2444x@1)I could just spend
              F# (244322@1)         B (x2444x@1)        BSomebody (x2444x@1)that I could just spend

F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
BWorn (x2444x@1)the sole off my shoes
F#I'm (244322@1)rustled and torn
BShort (x2444x@1)of nothing to lose
F#I'm (244322@1)tired and battered
B (x2444x@1)                          BSick (x2444x@1)of all these people

BThey (x2444x@1)never mean what they say
           A#mThey (x13321@1)never say they mean
          G#m (133111@4)They only want you to give in
          G#mI (133111@4)wish to god that I could meet somebody 
     F# (244322@1)         BThat (x2444x@1)I could just spend
              F# (244322@1)         B (x2444x@1)        BSomebody (x2444x@1)that I could just spend             (Repeat this and end on F#m)