Intro
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[Verse 1]
G
Hundreds of stories
C
Before I showed up
G
They'd tell them to me
C
And pull photos up
Am
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
Am
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
Em D
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
C G D
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
Em 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
Am
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
Am
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
Em D
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
C G D
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
Em D
I offered you my dad's leather jacket
[Chorus 2]
C G D
When times were tough in the worst years
Em D
We never knew how to interfere
C G D
And now you're back and just unpacking
Em D
Those bruised up takers you keep attracting
[Bridge]
Am
In September
G/B
When it goes off
C
Like some god damn
D
Alarm clock
Am
And he hits her
G/B
Like a third shot
C
Conversations
D
She just stares off
Am
There's no longer
G/B
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
Em D
I said "Hang tight, I can drive you home"
C G D
I pulled on up and with a southern accent
Em D
I offered you my dad's leather jacket
[Chorus 2]
C G D
When times were tough in the worst years
Em D
We never knew how to interfere
C G D
And now you're back and just unpacking
Em D
Those bruised up takers you keep attracting
[Outro]
C G D
You call me up from a pay phone
Em - D - C
Ooh-ooh-ooh
(x4)
And I said, "Who the fuck uses a pay phone?"