Intro: Dm C Dm C


Verse:
Dm
I was down in Amsterdam

Almost hurt myself to death
C
I pushed myself so hard
              Dm
Just like the redlight girls
     Dm
Well I cried and stopped to smile

I thought that my career was over
C                                        Dm
And the dealer boys they had to bring me water


F               Dm
I stumbled over mountains
F                      Dm
And the shadows of the street
F               Dm
I fell into the river
A
I cried and and begged for mercy

And i talked to god on the telephone

Chorus
Bb                                  C
But I really can't tell you what he told me
               Dm
But it was a lie
Bb                                 C
No I really can't tell you what he told me
               Dm
But it was a lie

Verse:
Dm
When I came to in Amsterdam

The hotel showed a movie
     C                              Dm
With Marlon Brando and his friend Pacino
     Dm
Well I thought that this is nice

And I'm sure I can relax now
    C                             Dm
But suddenly the room was full of demons
F                     Dm
I escaped through the window
F                 Dm
Almost ran a mile away
F                Dm
I had nowhere to go
A
So I cried and and begged for mercy

And I talked to god on the telephone

Chorus
Bb                                  C
But I really can't tell you what he told me
               Dm
But it was a lie
Bb                                 C
No I really can't tell you what he told me
               Dm
But it was a lie

Solo:
change between Dm and F , start on Dm , and as the solo ends, the last Dm changes to D7


Bridge
Bb
But nothing seems to matter
        Dm
In this lonesome dirty town
          A
But for a short brief moment
  Dm                    D7
I thought she was the one
    Bb
And she and I were fighting
      Dm
About sex, love and TV
A
That's why I had to get down and talk

To god on the telephone

Chorus
Bb                                  C
But I really can't tell you what he told me
               Dm
But it was a lie
Bb                                 C
No I really can't tell you what he told me
               Dm
But it was a lie

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