Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) C F C Am F C F C C Am F Little blue pills to help you sleep. I don’t like my dreams, so I prefer to drink. I’m C G Am F clawing at my chest, but the real problem’s in my head. Fm (ring out) At least that’s what you say. C F C Am F C F C C C E Am F C There’s no such thing as love & freedom. There’s only money & sex, addiction & G Am F Fm (ring out) depression, poverty & all affection is misguided & the lies keep building up.
C F C Am F C F C C Am F I am so tired, my bones do ache. There’s no time to rest, for now we’ll have to wait. C G Am And, finally, when I can lay with you in bed, for some reason, I’ll drink alone F instead. Fm (ring out) My decisions don’t involve me anymore. C F C Am F C F C C Am Just one more taste and I’ll accept this is my life. My cancerous companion always F C G Am F does its job right, and a job’s a funny thing ‘cause it’s their money that you need to C E Am F G G7 pay them back when someone’s charging you to breathe. C F C Am F C F C E Am Dm G C Nauseous and sweating, coughing ‘til my throat bleeds, and I’m shaking so E Am F goddamn bad that I can barely hold this notepad to read the letter that you left me G to remind me C F C Am F C F C everything turns out okay.