The Long Winters - "Scared Straight"
Tabbed By: Carmen Filletti



D#m7               C#Washington's (x43121@1)on the one
A#mI'm (x13321@1)in the middle of speaking
           G#And (xx1114@1)you're under the gun
D#m7                       C#Seething, (x43121@1)leave it to the lone nut
D#m7                       C#It's (x43121@1)unappealing in someone so young


D#m7                     C#Plaintiff, (x43121@1)you're feeling so washed up
          A#m (x13321@1)                    G#And (xx1114@1)you mean it when you say you're done
             D#m7
Five lanes of freeway
        C#But (x43121@1)it's all gone dark
D#m7                          C#You (x43121@1)called to say you're gonna run


C# (x43121@1)            F#Well, (244322@1)Can you wait?
C# (x43121@1)       F#Can (244322@1)you stand it?
C# (x43121@1)     F# (244322@1)Are you brave or are you 
C#  F# 
        scared straight,
C#  F# 
        scared straight?



She didn't want you to:
D#m7           C# (x43121@1)  
Speak right,
A#m (x13321@1)          G#be (xx1114@1)strong,
D#m7           C# (x43121@1)act nice,
D#m7           C# (x43121@1)take so long

She didn't want you to:
D#m7           C#Call (x43121@1)time,
A#m (x13321@1)          G#seem (xx1114@1)tired,
D#m7           C#leave (x43121@1)mad,
D#m7           C#get (x43121@1)so wired


C# (x43121@1)            F#Well, (244322@1)Can you wait?
C# (x43121@1)       F#Can (244322@1)you stand it?
C# (x43121@1)     F# (244322@1)Are you brave or are you 
C#  F# 
        scared straight,
C#  F# 
        scared straight?


C#Maybe (x43121@1)you belong to someone
F#Maybe (244322@1)you have finally met them
C#Maybe (x43121@1)smoke belongs in the sky
F#Maybe (244322@1)I hate it when you cry


C# (x43121@1)            F#Well, (244322@1)Can you wait?
C# (x43121@1)       F#Can (244322@1)you stand it?
C# (x43121@1)     F# (244322@1)Are you brave or are you 
C#  F# 
        scared straight,
C#  F# 
        scared straight?


D#m7                     C#You (x43121@1)were hurt so you got hard
        A#m (x13321@1)                     G#You (xx1114@1)were cursed and scolded and scarred
       D#m7                     C#You (x43121@1)were searched for, then ignored
            D#m7
You want to burn the liars
                       C#You'll (x43121@1)set us both on fire


D#m7                     C#You're (x43121@1)faking, so I'm pretend sleeping
A#m (x13321@1)                   G#Waiting (xx1114@1)for this to be fun
          D#m7                   C#It's (x43121@1)true little miss mean mini-bar guard
         D#m7                     C#We're (x43121@1)gonna have to try something new


D#m7              C# (x43121@1)              Let me breathe
D#m7              C# (x43121@1)              Let me breathe
D#m7              C# (x43121@1)              Let me breathe
           D#m7            C# (x43121@1)       A#m (x13321@1) G#Let (xx1114@1)me breathe fire down on you
           D#m7            C#Let (x43121@1)me breathe fire down on you