Intro riff (played at parts trough out the song!) e|-----4-4-5-5-4-4-----4-5-4-------------------------| B|-2-2-------------2-2------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| C#m (x13321@4) I've got a book of matches A (x02220@1) F#mI've (244222@1)got a can of kerosene C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) F#mI've (244222@1)got some bad ideas involving you and me C#mI (x13321@4)don't blame you for walking away A (x02220@1) F#mI (244222@1)touched myself had thoughts of flames C#m I shat the bed and laid there in it A (x02220@1) F#m (244222@1) C#m(INTRO (x13321@4)RIFF) AThinking (x02220@1)of you wide awake for days F#mWide (244222@1)awake for days C#m - A - F#m C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) F#mAnd (244222@1)I found you tongue-tied in my twisted little brain C#mYou (x13321@4)couldn't crack a smile A (x02220@1) F#mI (244222@1)didn't catch your name C#mI (x13321@4)don't blame you for walking away A (x02220@1) F#mI'd (244222@1)do the same if I saw me C#m I swear it's not contagious A (x02220@1) BIn (x2444x@1)four short steps we can erase this EStep (022100@1)one -- slit my throat A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1)Step two -- play in my blood E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BStep (x2444x@1)three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) BStep (x2444x@1)four -- stop off at Edgebrook Creek and rinse your crimson hands A (x02220@1) BYou (x2444x@1)took me hostage and made your demands A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#mI (x13321@4)couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one (INTRO RIFF) C#m - A - F#m REPEAT I'm like a broken record I've got a needle scratching me It injects the poison of alcohol I.V. I don't blame you for walking away I'd do the same if I saw me I swear it's not contagious I swear to God it's not contagious Step one -- slit my throat Step two -- play in my blood Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house Step four -- stop at Lake Michigan and rinse your crimson hands You took me hostage and made your demands I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) F#mThis (244222@1)could be love - love for fire C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) F#mThis (244222@1)could be love - love for fire C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) F#mThis (244222@1)could be love - love for fire C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1) BThis (x2444x@1)could be love for fire forevermore Step one -- slit my throat Step two -- play in my blood Step three -- cover me in dirty sheets and run laughing out of the house Step four -- stop at Berkeley Marina and rinse your crimson hands You took me hostage and made your demands I couldn't meet them so you cut off my fingers, one by one One by one
