The main riff is an alternating bass note (minor 3rd) on the Am and Dm chords as shown.  
Open chords throughout, with a first inversion G chord to create the descending bass 
line twice in the chorus: C5 ? G5 ? A.
       A5    A5
e | -----0----0------ | 
B | -----1----1------ | 
G | -----2----2------ | 
D | -----2----2------ | 
A | -----0----3------ | 
E | ----------------- | 

       D5   D5
e | -----1----1------- | 
B | -----3----3------- | 
G | -----2----2------- | 
D | -----0----3------- | 
A | ------------------ | 
E | ------------------ | 

Chorus bass line:
         C5            G5            A5
e | -------0------------3--------------0-------- | 
B | -------1------------0--------------1-------- | 
G | -------0------------0--------------2-------- | 
D | -------2------------0--------------2-------- | 
A | -------3------------2--------------0-------- | 
E | -------------------------------------------- | 



A5
Smoking cigarettes in a strip mall parking lot
D5
There?s nothing to do around here but hang out
C5                               G5
Isn?t that just like everywhere else?
A5
There?s a war veteran standing by the interstate on-ramp
D5
Yeah, he?s asking for a ride; he?s hoping for a kick down
C5                              G5
Anything you can spare to give helps


(chorus)
           F5                 C5
And as the southwest Florida sun sets
    ( C5 )           G5           A5
The sky?s painted hues pink and orange
C5   G5            A5
All directions are calling
        G5             A5
Life is waiting to be ruined
        G5             A5
Life is waiting to be ruined

A5
City cops come down and they bust up the party
D5
We go to a diner, we drink bitter black coffee
C5                                              G5
Gas station billboard reads three forty-nine a gallon
A5
We?re coming down from the high, we?re starting to sober up
D5                                                                 C5
Boys crushing on girls crushing on boys into the southwest Florida morning
             G5
We are still young

(chorus)
           F5                 C5
And as the southwest Florida sun sets
    ( C5 )            G5           A5
The sky?s painted hues pink and orange
C5   G5            A5
All directions are calling
        G5             A5
Life is waiting to be ruined
        G5             A5
Life is waiting to be ruined
        G5             C5 G5 A5
Life is waiting to be ruined