Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Intro: E  A  E  A(hold), E E/G# A   x4


Verse 1:
E         A
  Choking on the 
C#m        B
thought of leaving
E     A       C#m
  Drinking to keep 
     B
from sobbing 
E   B   C#m    B     A(hold)
  4pm 4 dollar pints SFO
the time and price 


Interlude: E A C#m B  x2


Verse 2:
E
  With all my 
A    C#m   B
happiness aborted
E      A        C#m
  The PA painfully 
       B
starts boarding
E        B
  I sink deep
   C#m      B
30 thousand feet
        A(hold)
Into my window
seat electric chair 


Chorus 1:
E                            G#m
  And I was drinking you goodbye
  B
A heart floats in the bay
E                   G#m
  From sour home Chicago
          B            E
I hear it beating far away
           C#m               B A
There's no telling what I'll do
     A
If I don't return to you


Post Biss: E  E/G# A   x2


Verse 2:
E         A
  Hopeful thoughts 
   C#m    B
of soon returning
E       A
  can't put out my 
 C#m    B
stomach burning
E         A
  Plastic wings and 
C#m      B
plastic smiles
  A(hold)
Unsalted peanuts
stretch my miles


Interlude: E A C#m B  x2


Verse 4:
E         A
  Choking on the
C#m        B
thought of leaving
E     A       C#m
  Drinking to keep
     B
from heaving
E   A   C#m    B
  5pm 5 dollar pints
A(hold) 
Hellbound Airlines
time and price 


Chorus 2:
E                            G#m
  And I was drinking you goodbye
  B
A heart floats in the bay
E                   G#m
  From sour home Chicago
          B            E
I hear it beating far away
           C#m               B A
There's no telling what I'll do
     A                  A  
If I don't return to you


Chorus 3:
E                            G#m
  And I was drinking you goodbye
  B
A heart floats in the bay
E                   G#m
  From sour home Chicago
          B            E
I hear it beating far away
           C#m               B A
There's no telling what I'll do
     A                  A  A  A  A  A  E(Hold)
If I don't return to you