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