Intro: | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | Verse: |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . If there's one thing I can't stand . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . It's this bar and this cover band . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . Tryin' to fake their way through "Castles Made of Sand" |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . That's one thing I can't stand . . . . Verse: |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . If there's one thing I can't take . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . It's the sound that a woman makes . . . . . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . About five seconds after her heart begins to break |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . Well, that's one thing I can't take . . . .
Bridge: |Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G | . . She should be home by now but she ain't . . . |Bm |Bm |C | . . I should've gone by now but I cain't Chorus: |C |G |D |Em7 | . . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine |Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . . Verse: |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . And them eyes as big as stars . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . When I saw you behind the bar . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . I guess that's the way to keep on smilin' where you are |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . But girl them eyes was big as stars . . . . Verse: |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . It sounds funny when you say my name . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . It's like you're chewin' on a foreign thing . . . . . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . And you won't get to sleep 'til dawn if it don't rain |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . It sounds so funny when you say my name . . . . Bridge: |Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G | . . You oughta come home tonight but you won't . . . |Bm |Bm |C | . . I wish we knew how to fight but we don't Chorus: |C |G |D |Em7 | . . One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine |Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine . . . . Break: | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | Bridge: |Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am |G | . . Darlin' I'm not one to judge . . but if I was then I'd say |G |D |D | You don't look so good . . . . |Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am |G | . . Got no answers of my own . . but with you gone this place looks |G |D |D | Bigger than it should . . . . Verse: |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . If there's two things that I hate . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . It's havin' to cook and tryin' to date . . . . |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . An' bustin' ass all day to play hurry up and wait |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . . That's a few things that I hate . . . . Bridge: |Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G | . . If I call when I ain't drunk . . . |Bm |Bm |C | . . This old boat'll still be sunk Chorus: |C |G |D |Em7 | . . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine |Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . . ||: Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 :|| . . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . . ||: Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 :|| . . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . . Outro: | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 | (fades out) Note: On the 8 notes between the bridge and the chorus, the bass line is a progression up then down again (C, D, E, D, C, B, A, G). I'm not sure the best way to notate that. Maybe like this: |Bm |Bm |C C/D C/E C/D | . . I should've gone by now but I cain't . . . |C C/B C/A C/G |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 | . . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .