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