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