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