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