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