Key: C5
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro: C- - F5 - G- x4
Guitar 2:
e | -3h5p3----------3h5p3------------3h5p3----------3-----3-----3--- |
B | --------3h5p3----------3h5p3---3--------3h5p3-------3-----3---3- |
G | --------------5--------------5----------------5---5-----5------- |
D | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | x2
A | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
E | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
Verse 1:
A5
Look what you started
F5 G5
I seem to be coming out of my skin
A5
Look what you've forgotten here
F5 G5
The bandages just don't keep me in
C5 F5 C5 F5
And when it was over I woke up alone
C5 F5 C5 F5
And when it was over I woke up alone
Chorus 1:
A5 G5
And they cut me to ribbons
F5 C5
and told me to drive
A5 G5
I got your name tattooed
F5 C5
inside of my arm
A5 G5
I called for my father
F5 C5
but my father had died
F5
While you told me fortunes
G5
in American Slang
(Repeat Intro once)
Verse 2:
A5
And look at the damage
F5
The fortunes came
G5
for the richer men
While we were left
A5
with gallows
F5
Just waiting for us liars
G5
to come down and hang
C5 F5
And when it was over
C5 F5
I woke up alone
C5 F5
And when it was over
C5 F5
I woke up alone
Chorus 2:
A5 G5
And they cut me to ribbons
F5 C5
and told me to drive
A5 G5
I got your name tattooed
F5 C5
inside of my arm
A5 G5
I called for my father
F5 C5
but my father had died
F5
While you told me fortunes
G C--
in American Slang
Bridge:
A5 G5
And here's where we died
F5
that time last year
C5
And where the angels
A5
and devils meet
G5
And you can dance with
F5
the queen if you need
C5
And she will always keep your
F5 G5
cards close to her heart
C5 F5
Oh so close to her heart
C5 F5
before they tear you apart
Chorus 3:
A5 G5
And they cut me to ribbons
F5 C5
and told me to drive
A5 G5
I got your name tattooed
F5 C5
inside of my arm
A5 G5
I called for my father
F5 C5
but my father had died
A5 G5
And we called for our fathers
F5 C5
but our fathers had died
F5
While you told me fortunes
G5 C5
in American Slang
F5
While you told me fortunes
G5 C(hold)
in American Slang