Bm: *24430
G: 355400
Em: 022000
F#: 244300

(it sounds better, in my opinion, to play those chords open)

Intro:
Bm,G,Em,F#  X4

Bm (x24432@1)             G (320003@1)       Em (022000@1)                       BmAll (x24432@1)the kids have run inside grabbed a spot under the stairs
                  G (320003@1)            Em (022000@1)                                 Bmthey've (x24432@1)barricaded all the windows and rigged the doorknobs shut with chairs
                         G (320003@1)    
what are they waiting for they don't know
Em (022000@1)                         Bmthey (x24432@1)just keep their fingers crossed and maybe
               G (320003@1)  
pray to mary or jesus christ  
Em (022000@1)                              F#I (244322@1)can hear them knocking down the door

Em (022000@1)           Bm (x24432@1)F# (244322@1)            Emthe (022000@1)wait it is over this bottle is done 
Em (022000@1)             Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1)            F# (244322@1)Bmso (x24432@1)we clench our fists and fight our demons

Bm,G,Em,F#  X2

Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)         Em (022000@1)                      Bmthere's (x24432@1)a girl with a flower pot full of dirt and bullet shells
                   G (320003@1)             Em (022000@1)                   Bmshe (x24432@1)puts it by her window gives it sunlight restores its health
                    G (320003@1)                      Em (022000@1)                      Bmafter (x24432@1)a month or two the shells start to grow into branches of barbed wire 
                            G (320003@1)                                         
they spread across the walls the windows and the floors 
           Em (022000@1)      F#and (244322@1)their grip never tires

Em (022000@1)           Bm (x24432@1)F# (244322@1)            Emthe (022000@1)wait it is over this bottle is done 
Em (022000@1)             Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1)            F# (244322@1)Bmso (x24432@1)we clench our fists and fight our demons

Bm (x24432@1)     G (320003@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em              F# (244322@1)      Bm (x24432@1)    G (320003@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em              F#lay (244322@1)low lay low keep your head down lay low lay low listen for the sound 
       G (320003@1)                Em (022000@1)      Bmof (x24432@1)the dusty train that's comin' to sweep us all away
      G (320003@1)              Em (022000@1)      BmI (x24432@1)can hear the rails a rattlin' against the hectic fray so
Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1)        F# (244322@1)      Emset (022000@1)the bone with a cardboard split
Em (022000@1)           Bm (x24432@1)  F# (244322@1)        Emand (022000@1)strike the nail against the flint
Em (022000@1)        Bm (x24432@1)      F# (244322@1)and set the fields on fire 
Em (022000@1)          Bm (x24432@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em        Bmlet (x24432@1)the devil come let him come

Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1)            F#I'll (244322@1)be waitin' for him this time 
Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1)             F#I (244322@1)am stronger now and I can fight it 
Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1)           F# (244322@1)                  
I'll be waitin' at the end of the line (..I'll be wai..)
Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1)            F#I'll (244322@1)be waitin' for him this time
Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1)            F#I'll (244322@1)be waitin' for him this time 
Em (022000@1)  Bm (x24432@1)            F#I (244322@1)am stronger now and I can fight it 
Em (022000@1)    Bm (x24432@1)           F#I'll (244322@1)be waitin' at the end of the line  
       Em (022000@1)name="chord_244322@1">F#        Bm (x24432@1)        Em (022000@1) F# (244322@1)      Em (022000@1)F# (244322@1)     Em (022000@1)F# (244322@1)Bm.
at the E-n-D of the line. at the E-n-D, at the E-n-D, at the E-n-D.
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