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