Tuning: Full Step Down Intro: C5 A5 F5 G5 C5 I know you got your pride and your prose tucked just like a tommy gun A5 Somewhere in the smoke just in case you needed some F5 I heard it's been a ride, rougher than the last one G5 Once you used to say, oh, the harder they come C5 But he, he swears he's praying for a good time A5 And he, he said he just doesn't miss her F5 G5 And I have heard you never really lose it, do ya? do ya? C5 You took it all gracefully on the chin A5 Knowing that the beatings had to some day end F5 G5 You found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio C5 But there was something heavy holding you down A5 And there were whispers that were driving you crazy F5 And now you haunt the heart of this town G5 Remember when I knew a boxer, baby C5 And your tattooed knuckles, oh how they grind down A5 Try to be a man, tough just like your father F5 Try to settle down, more like calm down G5 Remember them songs and the reasons we were singing for C5 But he said, he just doesn't miss her A5 And he, he says it's somewhere in his framework F5 G5 And I have heard you never really lose it, do ya? do ya? C5 You took it all gracefully on the chin A5 Knowing that the beatings had to some day end F5 G5 You found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio C5 But there was something heavy holding you down A5 And there were reasons that were driving you crazy F5 Until you haunt the heart of this town G5 Remember when I knew a boxer A5 C5 And you can wait all night long, until it all goes wrong G5 And you waste away your soul F5 G5 And you can wait wait wait C5 You took it all gracefully on the chin A5 Knowing that the beatings had to some day end F5 G5 You found the bandages inside the pen and the stitches on the radio C5 But there was something heavy holding you down A5 And there were whispers that were driving you crazy F5 Until you haunt the heart of this town G5 Remember when I knew a boxer, baby