Thea Gilmore Contessa A D Contessa, Contessa, oh please leave your hat by the door A D Well, I thought I told you you couldn?t call round anymore A D And outside in the street and the rains turning tricks on the day A D Contessa, I?ve told you so why do you come anyway? A D Well, ten years ago by the motorway bridge with a smile A D And your red lacquer shoes, oh you lived inside me for a while A D I had an old cow bone that I used to draw hearts in the dust A D Contessa please tell me just what the hell happened to us E ?Cause I?ve gone D A Gone run that road E I?ve gone D A Gone run that road E D A Run that road home A D I was a scared little kid with a head full of hormones and holes A D With one eye on atonement and a body already grown old A D There you were with your secrets and your notebook of genuine lies A D Saying ?girl its your party but you sure as hell don?t wanna cry, don?t wanna cry E I?ve gone D A Gone run that road E I?ve gone D A Gone run that road E D A Run that road home Yeah, run that road home A D So I was the black sheep, yeah, I was the lone cavalier A D But with a face like stone, oh Connie its lonely out here A D I?ve taken some pills and I?ve played with the hand I was dealt A D And you saved me that time but now I?ve learned to save myself E And I?ve gone D A Gone run that road E I?ve gone D A Gone run that road Run that road home Oh, run that road home Yeah, run that, run that, rung that, run that, road home Yeah, run that road home
