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