D
I think I tried to wake up too fast
                           Bm
From what must have been a two year nap
       G                       A                 D
Then I hit my head and it was back to bed for a while

I woke up twenty-four in Texas
            Bm
Breaking a sweat to expand my Nexus
          G                      A
When it occurred to me, maybe I shouldn't be
         D
Making excuses to cope so liberally

They say some things just don't wash out
                             Bm
But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about
          G
And now years have gone by
          A
But it's still stuck in my mind
D
Some things just don't wash out
D
For too long now I've sung the same sad song
        Bm
But I didn't even write it; I was just singing along
          G                         A
But the problem with change is it's hard
                        D
Like finding lively conversation in graveyards

I hit the nail on the head, drove it straight through my hand
         Bm
I have martyred myself in a scheme not so grand
        G                     A
More deserving of men left to rot in a rag
              D
Haven't done shit with my life and my skin is starting to sag
G
You drink too much, your mind's unfit
      A
You really can't afford to live like this
             G
You're only almost there, but still so far
A
Everyone? Everyone!
D
They say some things just don't wash out
                        Bm
But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about
          G
And now years have gone by
               A
But it's still stuck in my mind
D
Some things just don't wash out
                        Eb2
Weak sister, close your eyes
Eb3                             D#4
Lay your burdens down and fall asleep
              Eb5        D   Eb2
Life starts again tomorrow
D            Eb2   Eb3
You need this, you want that
                    D#4
You're better off alone
             Eb5            A
You need this, you want that
Eb2            D
You've gotta dig
        Eb2     Eb3
You've got to dig
             D#4
You've gotta dig
               Eb5    Eb2
You've got to dig
D
They say some things just don't wash out
                        Bm
But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about
          G
And now years have gone by
               A
But it's still stuck in my mind
D
Some things just don't wash out
Bm
Some things just don't wash out
     G
Now years have gone by
              A
But it's still stuck in my mind
D
Some things just don't wash out