[Verse 1]
G C G C
Every time I go downtown I think I might find you around.
G C Am 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 Am 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?
Am Bm 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 Am 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 Am 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 Am Bm 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 Am 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,
Am 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?
Am Bm C
Like I covered for you?
[Outro]
G C G D
G C A