Intro
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[Verse 1]
E
Hundreds of stories
A
Before I showed up
E
They'd tell them to me
A
And pull photos up
F#m
They're all connected
E
Like a pair of handcuffs
A
No one seemed affected
B
That everyone is fucked
E
But there was a softness
A
Some kind of understanding
E
Those 2am decisions
A
Always shaky landings
F#m
And no one ever knew
E
What could be demanded
A
Maybe it's the cards
B
The cards that she was handed
[Chorus]
A E B
You called me up from a pay phone
C#m B
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
A E B
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
C#m B
I offered you my dad's leather jacket
[Verse 2]
E
I met her at a party
A
She'd come straight from work
E
Complained that the regulars
A
Were all a bunch of jerks
F#m
She always looked tired
E
But she dazzled as a drunk
A
She even pulled off
B
That stupid hair cut
E
She said, "I don't need a sponsor
A
Or the best lover
E
Just a man that sees me
A
As some fixer-upper
F#m
The last few years
E
I've been running for cover
A
Trying to sleep
B
So I can visit my mother"
[Chorus]
A E B
You called me up from a pay phone
C#m B
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
A E B
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
C#m B
I offered you my dad's leather jacket
[Chorus 2]
A E B
When times were tough in the worst years
C#m B
We never knew how to interfere
A E B
And now you're back and just unpacking
C#m B
Those bruised up takers you keep attracting
[Bridge]
F#m
In September
E/G#
When it goes off
A
Like some god damn
B
Alarm clock
F#m
And he hits her
E/G#
Like a third shot
A
Conversations
B
She just stares off
F#m
There's no longer
E/G#
B voice calling
A
When she goes out
B
Saying, "I'll be up waiting for you"
[Chorus]
A E B
You called me up from a pay phone
C#m B
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
A E B
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
C#m B
I offered you my dad's leather jacket
[Chorus 2]
A E B
When times were tough in the worst years
C#m B
We never knew how to interfere
A E B
And now you're back and just unpacking
C#m B
Those bruised up takers you keep attracting
[Outro]
A E B
You call me up from a pay phone
C#m - B - A
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(x4)
And I said, "Who the fuck uses a pay phone?"