Intro: D F#m Bm Bm D F#m Verse 1: D F#m Bm Cut me loose in mid-September Bm A#aug I was out of my element D F#m Bm Started building up these walls Bm A#aug Keeping everybody outside of them
Interlude 1: Bm D F#m A Bare hands holding on to the wire D F#m Bm Bm Verse 2: D F#m Bm Weeks pass, the Earth is turning Bm A#aug Things start swimming into focus D F#m Bm And now I'm rolling your words through my cheeks Bm A#aug Like a mouth full of poison Interlude 2: Bm D F#m A I watch it all go up in the fire Chorus: G G D You were feeling lonely, and you called me D Hoping I'd be home G G D You're like a bad trip or a sick habit D I should've left it alone G G D You were feeling lonely, takin' advantage D Knowing I wouldn't say no Bm D F#m A You're just a bad trip, I can't help it, oh Instrumental: D F#m Bm Bm D F#m Bm Bm Verse 2: D F#m Bm Wake up alone, now it's December Bm A#aug D There's snow out in the yard F#m Bm A cold wind cutting through my jacket Bm A As I drift up the boulevard D F#m Bm That sinking feeling creeping in again Bm A#aug D No matter what I try F#m Bm And I'm just waiting for a signal Bm A#aug I'm just staring down at my Interlude 3: G G D D Bare hands holding on to the wire G G D D Good lord, I'm worn out, and I'm always tired Bm D F#m Bare hands holding on to the wire A And I'm always tired Chorus: G G D You were feeling lonely, and you called me D Hoping I'd be home G G D You're like a bad trip or a sick habit D I should've left it alone G G D You were feeling lonely, takin' advantage D Knowing I wouldn't say no Bm D F#m A G#aug You're just a bad trip, I can't help it Post-Chorus: G G D D You were feeling lonely G G D D And you called me G G D D Takin' advantage Bm D F#m A You're just a bad trip, I can't help it, oh Instrumental: D F#m Bm Bm D F#m Bm Bm Outro: D F#m Bm Bm A#aug Bare hands holding on to the wire D F#m Bm Bm A Bare hands holding on to the wire G G D D G G D D G G D D G G D D X