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