[Verse 1]
B E B E
Every time I go downtown I think I might find you around.
B E C#m F#
I take your picture just in case, anybody's seen-
B E B E
B girl who's had her better days, just like the last place that you stayed,
B E C#m F#
Where I can see you tipping back the curtains, looking for me.
[Chorus]
E B
You say. "Baby do you have to go away
E B
Just before the deal gets real sweet,
E B
Just before my trouble finally pays off,
F#
Can you cover for me?
C#m D#m E
Can you cover for me?
[Verse 2]
B E
I see you coming down the hill.
B E
You smile at me like I'm a worn out thrill,
B E C#m F#
As if I have some endless well of dignity.
B E
You cut yourself like a high school kid-
B E
I did it once, everybody did,
B E C#m F#
Just to feel the emptying of everything.
[Chorus]
E B
Just to watch it all go away,
E B
Every time the deal gets real sweet,
E B
Every time our trouble finally paid off.
F# C#m D#m E
We said, "Cover for me, cover for me."
[Verse 3]
B E B E
It's 2 years of depravity for every year of recovery,
B E C#m F#
And you'll lose eventually, if that's what you need.
B E
Of all the friends that make me sad,
B E
You're the one I just can't have-
B E
All the numbers that you left me,
C#m F#
They just ring and ring.
[Chorus]
E B
You say. "Baby do you have to go away
E B
Just before the deal gets real sweet,
E B
Just before my trouble finally pays off,
F#
Can you cover for me?
C#m D#m E
Like I covered for you?
[Outro]
B E B F#
B E A