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Alright, so these guys like to vary somewhat with capos and downtuning, so I encourage to transpose
some of the weirder keys. Everything here is the actual note being played with no capo.
Pretty simple in terms of chords
C
CWe’ve been doing this longer than you’ve been alive
CPropelled by some mysterious drive
And they Fstill let me do it as weird as that seems
And I Cdo most nights and then again in my dreams
GInfinite hallways and giant hotels
FDressing room looks about as good as it smells
C
CBottles of whiskey bottles of beer
There's a bottle of medicine somewhere round here
FWe've been in nightclubs and we've in bars
CHonky tonks and theaters from Memphis to Mars
GMost of our shows were a triumph of rock
Although Fsome nights I might have been checking the clock
C
CI'm only human though I'm super at times
I've jumped off of risers I should not have climbed
FRock jumps won't kill you till one of them does
Well they'll Csay he died doing what he loves
GWe got our share of loving in the past
Although Fwe were all looking for someone who'd last
C
CWell it must be hard to get partnered with me
Some narcissism some OCD
But Flove that comes easy's a fake or a fluke
CLove is a marathon sometimes you puke
GSpeaking of which there has been alcohol
FOceans and oceans but that isn't all
GMountains of weed a hand full of pills
FNone of the hard stuff that shit kills
We've been Gdoing it longer than you've been alive
F20 good years and about 25
C
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC  
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC  
C
CNow I'm not crazy bout songs that get self referential
And most of this stuff should be kept confidential
Oh but Fwho even gives half a fuck any more
Well you Cshould know the truth it's both a blast and a bore
GRock stars were once such mythical creatures
FUp there with presidents, playmates, and preachers
C
COh well now you just do it cause it's what you do
They throw underwear instead of money at you
And FI've made a living out of shaking my ass
And if you Coffered an office I'd have to pass
But our Gjobs are all jobs and sometimes they suck
I Flove what I do and I've had pretty good luck
C
CAll the fans are all clapping screaming and squealing
And I won't lie to you that's a pretty sweet feeling
And FI might butt heads with the guys in my band
But I Cnever once went to work for the man
The Gmen and the women like you him and her
We're Fsharing this night that will soon be a blur
We've been Gdoing this longer than you've been alive
FGet on the buss
FAnd tell the driver to driiiiiiiiiCve
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC  
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC  
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC  
I said the Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna be C  
CYeeaaaahhh!!!!
Jam out on C
Into: G   D   Cx3 Am  C  
GWhen I Dsaw you for the Cfirst time
GI thought I Dmight be Csick
GThat combiDnation of Cjoy and compulsion
And Amyou were the reason for Cit
GAnd in the Dblink of an Ceyelid
GYou were Din my Cride
GI was wDasted thought you Claughed when I kissed you
Though I Amguess it makes sense that you Ccried
Give it GtiDme C  
Give it GtiDmeC  
Give it EmtimDeC  
CIt will break you
G   D   Cx2
GUp from our Dhouse I heard Cvoices
GSo Dfar aCway
GThere's no Ddifference beCtween ropes and roses
But Amyou got nothing good to Csay
GAnd in the Dblink of an Ceyelid
GYou beDcome someone Celse
GI try to Dfind you but Cyou are on an island
And I gAmuess I got to tell myselfC  
Give it GtiDme C  
Give it GtiDmeC  
Give it EmtimDeC  
CIt will break you
Break: G   D   Cx3 Am   C   Em   D   Em   D  
GWhen I Dsaw you for the Clast time
GI sweat right Dthrough my Cshirt
GI'm no proDfessional heaCrtbreak's just a past time
But Amthat don't mean it don't Churt
Give it GtiDme C  
Give it GtiDmeC  
Give it EmtimDeC  
CIt will break
Give it GtiDme C  
Give it GtiDmeC  
Give it EmtimDeC  
CIt will break you
G   D   CIt will break you
G   D   CIt will break you
G   D   CIt will break you
Am C G
G
GYour eyes are the color as seen from Couterspace
Got a Amgorgeous though Cit's a little oddG  
GTell me that you like the songs that tell the Cstory of
AmReal love Cthe kind that's Gflawed
DLet's drink Cwhiskey and do it Gall Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it onG  
GTake you to a cheap hotel out on the Cinterstate
Well you Amlook so great Cto meG  
GThis is the perfect place for a Crendezvous
It's got a Amrotten view Cbut the ice is free
DLet's drink Cwhiskey and do it Gall Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it onG  
Oh yeah!
Break: G   C   Am   C   Gx2
GLay out a blanket beneath the Cwater tower
Watch the Ammeteor shower Cheaven on displayG  
GWe got right here right now Clucky us
It's Amwondrous Cwhat a perfect Gday
DDrink chamCpagne and make love Gall Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it on G  
DLet's drink Cwhiskey and do it aGll Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it onG  
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it onG  
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it onG  
GWoohoo!
Intro: G   D   C   Gx2
GThis is the ballad drinking rye whiskey
And Csleeping till 2 on a warm afternoon
GTelling your journal how badly you miss me
And Dyou can't believe I'll be Ccoming so Gsoon
GThis is the ballad of anticipation
CWaiting and waiting and waiting and then
GFinally getting the one you've been wanting
And Dguess what, it's time to start Cwaiting agGain
DThis is the ballad we Call must sing
While we Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
G D C G
GThis is the ballad of long conversations
CHeavy with silence and shuddering breath
GYour self-destruct in your voice all shaken
DMy reservations are Call I have Gleft
GThis is the ballad of trying to grow flowers
So Clife will seem like it has meaning and stuff
GFinding out all of those beautiful flowers
Will Dnever be anywhere Cclose to eGnough
DThis is the ballad we Call must sing
While we Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
GWait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
Break: G   C   G   D   C   G  
GThis is the ballad of drinking rye whiskey
DisCtilled in a barn that burned down around it
GFind myself saying what I should be thinking
Your Dfigure is flawless I'm Cso glad I Gfound it
DThis is the ballad we Call must sing
While we Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
GWait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
I can't Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring!
G   D   C   Gx4
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
GI've been a Bmparty to a Emnumber of Dthings
Gof which I’m Bmnot Emproud but I’ll Dsing
Gevery Bmday Emfor pay CIBm’m traveDlin’
GI got a Bmstory ’bout a Emgirl I Ddig
Gbig Bmheart but she Emain’t that Dbig
Gshe’s a dBmoll Emthat’s Call BmI’m unravelDin’
GI try to Bmmake her the EmhappiDest
Gall I ever Bmmade befEmore was a Dmess
Gwe Bmdrank all the Emway to the Cbank
Bmand then we drank Dagain
Gthat’s when Bmit got Emwheels Coff
Gstarted Bmup and we Emain’t gonna Cstop
GI said I Bmlike you Emlike it or Cnot
Cthat’s when it got wheels Goff
G Bm Em D G Bm Em D
GI took her Bmback and I Emcarried her Din
Gwe kissed Bmonce and we Emdid it agDain
Gshe’s a bright BmbeEmam of Clight Bmno sleep for Dme
Gwe went Bmdrinking at the EmRooseDvelt
Gwe took Bmsomething and we sEmtarted to Dmelt
Gthis is Bmlove and it’s Emblowin’ up CeBmxponentiaDlly
Gthat’s when Bmit got Emwheels Coff
Gstarted Bmup and we Emain’t gonna Cstop
GShe Bmmade me fEmeel like a CGod
Cthat’s when it got wheels Goff
Break:
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
Ggot a Bmstory about a Emgirl I Ddig
Gbig Bmheart but she Emain’t that Dbig
Gnow she’s Bmmine Emmost of the Ctime
Bmthat’s good enough for Dme
Emthat’s when it got wheels Coff
Emstarted up and we ain’t gonna Cstop
GI said I Bmlike you Emlike it or Cnot
Cthat’s when it got wheels Goff
Emthat’s when it got wheels Coff
Emstarted up and we ain’t gonna Cstop
Gpour me some BmJameson Emgive me some Crocks
Cthat’s when it got wheels Goff
Cthat's when it got wheels Goff
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
F
well I Fmarried Caroline back in BbMay of ’9F9
it was Bbfucked up at the Ftime but I Cfigured we’d keep Bbtryin’
her Fbrother and her dad Bbthey were spitting Fmad
when I Bbpacked up what I hFad and took off Crunnin’ it was Bbbad
it was Fmean I didn’t care and it’s Bbgotten me noFwhere
so I’m Ctrying to be a better manF  
F Bb F Bb F C F
I turned Fleft turns into right I turned Bbsunshine into Fnight
I got my Bbass kicked every fFight no I Ccouldn’t get it Bbright
I built Fcastles out of sand I Bbdidn’t underFstand
why Bbeverything I Fplanned ran like Cwhiskey off my Bbhand
and my Fhands were never clean things I Bbwished I’d never Fseen
I’d do Bbanything to Fwake up from this Cmotherfuckin’ Bbdream
Fwho’d I got to blow to get Bbin this fuckin’ Fshow
it’s Bbdark in there I Fknow and I got Cnowhere else to Bbgo
but I Fneed a place to hide so I’ll Bbput away my Fpride
and come inBbside ’cause I’m Ctired of Frunning
Break:
F Bb F Bb F C F
F Bb F Bb F C F
and there’s a Bbuniverse that’s floating out in Fspace
and I Bblook up there and I can’t find my Fface
and I’m Bbseein’ my reflection backGmstage
Cwritin’ down the same old words on the same old page
Fwho’d I got to blow to get Bbin this fuckin’ Fshow
it’s Bbdark in there I Fknow and I got Cnowhere else to Bbgo
but I Fneed a place to hide so I’ll Bbput away my Fpride
and come inBbside ’cause I’m Ctired of Frunning
Fwho’d I got to blow to get Bbin this fuckin’ Fshow
it’s Bbdark in there I Fknow and I got Cnowhere else to Bbgo
but I Fneed a place to hide so I’ll Bbput away my Fpride
and come inBbside ’cause I’m Ctired of Frunning
come inBbside ’cause I’m tCired of Frunning
come inBbside ’cause I’m Ctired of Frunning
F
C
I’m gonna Cplay my guitar ’til my fingers fall off
Csing till my voice is gone
Cthey might think I’ve wasted my life they’re FwrongG  
CI’m not down with the uptight world
never gonna be no square
I’ll circle round the edge of the big black void
but FI don’t wanna live down tGhere
I’m Fbetter off being Gwasted
than wCorking my whole life Bbthrough
toFnight I wanna get wGasted with Cyou
Creally it’s a pity that you’re so hung up
missin’ all the mystery
you might wanna make a little time with FmeG  
but you Cgotta get rid of that goddamn phone
drop it down a wishin’ well
dance on the edge of the big black void
throw Frocks at the gates of Ghell
We’re Fbetter off being Gwasted
than wCorking our whole life Bbthrough
toFnight I wanna get wGasted with Cyou
Break: Verse Chords
C F G C F G F G C Bb F G C
I’m gonna Cplay my guitar ’til my fingers fall off
Csing till my voice is gone
Cthey might think I’ve wasted my life they’re FwrongG  
CI’m not down with the uptight world
never gonna be no square
I’ll circle round the edge of the big black void
but FI don’t wanna live down tGhere
I’m Fbetter off being Gwasted
than wCorking my whole life Bbthrough
toFnight I wanna get wGasted with BbyouF  
Ftonight I wanna get Gwasted with Cyou
C
Intro: C   A   F   G   A   C   A   F   G  E  
Eshe said Dhey can I Eget a little help my biDkini is Astuck in the backE  
she had Esun-brown Dskin and a Elot of white teeth and I Dwatched her Amouth go slackE  
I didn’t Dmean to say Ayes I Enever even did I just Dstarted when I Agot to Eher
CI was there on a Awork trip Dshe was a Aholiday EgirlD  A  E  
EI woke Dup in the Emiddle of the night in a Dpile on the Afoot of the Ebed
she was Efast aDsleep Ebreathin’ slow Darms up oAver her Ehead
she was the DchampAion of the woErld right then DI was a Arunner upE  
CI was there on some Abullshit work trip
Dlook at Amy good Eluck Dlook at Amy good Eluck
C A F G A C D A E
Eshe woke Dup at the Ecrack of noon with a Dfaraway Alook in her Eeye
Elying in a Dgreat big Epatch of sun Dlooking like Ashe was gonna Ecry
I don’t Dneed this kind of Apressure I’m a Ecynical man
I got a Dlot of livin’ lAeft to do E  
CI’m just here for a Awork trip babe
Dnot to Afall in love with Eyou DI don’t wanna Afall in love with Eyou
C A F G A C A F G E
I ain’t Espoken for DI Enever have been I’m Dspeakin’ for myAself just Efine
EI thought DI should Eget a little credit thought DI did the right Athing this Etime
I Dlet her Ago I Ewatched her walk I made a Dmemory of AherE  
CI don’t work no Agood no more Dthinkin’ ‘bout the Aholiday Egirl
Dthinkin’ ‘bout the Aholiday Egirl
C A F G A C A F G A C A F G A C A F G E
Eshe said Dhey can I Eget a little help my Dbikini is Astuck in the backE  
Eb Bb Fm Ab Fm Ab Bb
Eborange ones Bbpick you up Fmblue ones get you Abdown
oh the Fmglass is golden Abbrown my Bbmy
Ebthese stairs will Bbbreak your fall there’s Fmdiamonds in the Absteel
they’re the Fmonly thing that’s Abreal bye Bbbye
EbI am now conAbnected to the EbdisconnectCm  
where the Ebreal world Abholds no EbswayBb  
EbI’ve been gone as Ablong as I can BbrecollEbect
and the Cmreal world isn’t that real anywayFm  
Ebmy friends Bbcall me up so Fmthey can call me About
say you’re Fmalways headed Absouth why Bbwhy
Ebtruth is lBbife is short Fmtruth’s in short supAbply
there’s Fmbarely time to Abcry bye Bbbye
EbI am now conAbnected to the EbdisconnectCm  
where the Ebreal world Abholds no EbswayBb  
EbI’ve been gone as Ablong as I can BbrecollEbect
and the Cmreal world isn’t that real anywayFm  
no the Cmreal world isn’t that real anyEbway
Break: (same as chorus)
Eb Ab Eb Cm Eb Ab Eb Bb
Eb Ab Bb Eb Cm Fm Cm Fm
Bbfind your way back home or Bbstay here on your own
and Bbspend your life alone
Ebgreen ones Bbturn you off Fmwhite ones turn you Abon
Fmalmost all night Ablong so Bbhigh
Ebcome down Bbpay the price it’s Fmsteeper everyAbday
are you Fmgone enough to Absay bye Bbbye
are you Fmstrong enough to Absay bye Bbbye
EbI am now conAbnected to the EbdisconnectCm  
where the Ebreal world Abholds no EbswayBb  
EbI’ve been gone as Ablong as I can BbrecollEbect
and the Cmreal world isn’t that real anywayFm  
no the Cmreal world isn’t that real anywayFm  
oh the Fmreal world isn’t that real any
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab  
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab  
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab  
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab  Eb  
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
F# B F# C# F# B F# C# F#
F#on my right hand it’s Bplain to F#see
the F#work I’ve done, the C#miles on F#me
but F#on my left, a Bwhite ring’s F#where
a F#gold one C#used to F#be
and Boh F#yeah, she’ll C#say goodF#bye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, you’ll Bsurely F#be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
Now F#I have known a BRunaround F#Sue
her F#hand was warm and C#mine to F#lose
she F#took my day my Bnight my F#dawn
then F#Runaround C#Sue was F#gone
and Boh F#yeah, she’ll C#say goodF#bye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, you’ll Bsurely F#be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
Break: F#   B   F#   C#   F#   B   F#   C#  F#  
F#in my voice you’ve Bsurely F#heard
for F#all I’ve said, I C#have no F#words
the F#happy man, his Brobe and F#crown
the F#things that C#once were ‘F#round
but a F#tough old bird you Bjust can’t F#kill
a F#smilin’ man I’ll C#be but F#still
a F#small white circle Btells on F#me
for F#those with C#eyes to F#see
and Boh F#yeah, she’ll C#say goodF#bye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, you’ll Bsurely F#be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
and Boh F#yeah, she’ll C#say goodF#bye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, you’ll Bsurely F#be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
F#   B   F#   C#   F#   B   F#   B(walk down to) G#m  F#  
Dm
Dmmy friend Richard’s in a bad bad way
Dmwaking up beaten up every day
Gmdrinking malt liquor smokin’ menthols
Dmdiggin’ a hole climbin’ the walls
Ayeah we gotta figure out how to get his aCttention
interventionDm  
Dmmy friend Richard’s on a bad bad trip
Dmcan’t smile too good through a busted up lip
Gmdon’t smile too much no more no how
Dmgot to get his shit together got to do it right now
Fall his friends are feeling the tenCsion
interventionDm  
we’re Gonly here ’cause we Acare about you
and we Dwant you to get Gwell
you’re Gacting like a Aasshole and we’re Dsick of it if you can’t Gtell
Ftwenty-seven days on a dry vaCcation
interventionDm  
Break (same as chorus): G   A   D   G   G   A   D   G   F   C   Dm  
Dmyeah my friend Richard doesn’t want to go
Dmhe says fuck y’all hell no
Amhe’s mystified why we’re so lame
Dmbut if he wakes up dead will he feel the same
somebody Fkick him in the sack just to stop his bitchCing
interventionDm  
we’re Gonly here ’cause we Acare about you
and we Dwant you to get Gwell
you’re Gacting like a Aasshole and we’re Dsick of it if you can’t Gtell
Ftwenty-seven days on a dry vaCcation
interventionDm  
we’re Gonly here ’cause we Acare about you
and we Dwant you to get Gwell
you’re Gacting like a Aasshole and we’re Dsick of it if you can’t Gtell
Ftwenty-seven days on a dry vaCcation
interventGion intervention Dm  
intervention
Jam out on Dm !
E
Estop squeezin’ my shoes quit killin’ my buzz
why you wreckin’ my Amood what are you the Efuzz
I’m so far Bgone I can’t never get Afound
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town
EI know it’s not fair I had a head start
there’s only so many Awords you can rhyme with Eheart
well I used ‘em all Bup yeah I wrote ‘em all Adown
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town
E A E B A E
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a little Asympathy
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a little AsympathyE  
EI’ll prove it all night to the porcelain god
OR the dark-eyed Agirl with the name I forEgot
but when I Bwake up there ain’t nobody aAround
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town
E A E B A E
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a little Asympathy
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a little Asympathy
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a little AsympathyE  
EI am the most messed up EI am the most messed up
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town!!!!!!!!!!!!!E  
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