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