Intro
Em C x2
Verse 1:
Em
Last call lights on
Pull your faces off
C
the bar Go to church
Em
cause you need a good
cleansing Of body mind
C
and soul I never thought
Em
it possible I think fell
C
in love with someone
worse than me And I
Em
love you to death
love you to death
C
I don't think I
like you anymore
Interlude:
Fm-Cm--Eb-Fm-Cm--Eb-Fm-C#--Cm-C#-Eb(hold)
Chorus 1:
Em
The healing
power of alcohol
C
Only works on
scrapes and nicks
G
And not on girls
in seedy bars
Bm
Who drown
themselves in it
Verse 2:
Em
They say that scent
is the strongest
C
sense Its tied to
memories tied to
Em
memories The stench
of this place is
almost as bad As the
C
memory tied to it
Em
Tried to forget that
sickening stench
C
With everything I
got everything I
Em
got You can't trust
a heart That was
cold from the start
C
Waste your time on it
Interlude:
Fm-Cm--Eb-Fm-Cm--Eb-Fm-C#--Cm-C#-Eb(hold)
Chorus 2:
Em
The healing
power of alcohol
C
Only works on
scrapes and nicks
G
And not on girls
in seedy bars
Bm
Who drown
themselves in it
Em
You could play all
day And tell your
friends that
C
everything is alright
G
The truth is that your
heart collapsed two
Bm
years ago tonight
Interlude: 7/8 time signature
Em C Em Bm C G x2
Bridge: still 7/8 time signature
Em
Should thank your
lucky stars For all
C
the times you've
been ashamed You'll
Em
learn more from the
Bm
harder times Then
C
times that you've
G Em
been vain The lesson
you learned is priceless
C
hey if you can take a
Em
spin You threw away
Bm
your friends as if
C
drinks were all the
G
friends you need
Guitar Solo:
Em C G B x2
C Em Am B
Outro: 7/8 time signature
Em x12