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