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