Intro
Dm--Bb--Gm--Bb-C- x4 D
Verse 1:
Dm
You say you’re happy
A# Dm
but you look so sad
F
Did you think I would
keep this bitter tongue
Dm
behind crooked teeth
and angry gums? Now
A#
you’re upset but you’ve
C
gotta admit it’s catchy
Refrain 1:
Dm Gm
Not that I think
C
you care but I
don’t feel right
F A Dm
being here I'm
Gm
not gonna make
A
it after all
Chorus 1:
I am the last
Dm
of my kind
Gm
Just a yank in
C
southern battlefields
A Dm
Behind enemy lines
Gm
and alone to find
C
out how I wound up
A A#
here Every mistake
C
a reason to run
A
but a good soldier
Dm
marches on knowing
A#
the worst may be
C Dm A# Gm A# C x2 D
still yet to come
Verse 2:
You don’t want to
Dm
hear it when you
A# Dm
could be wrong
F
What’s a house? A
bed? A pillow? A
Dm
shed? If you got no
trust then you got
no chance You’ve
A#
got problems and
C
your bags are
getting heavy
Refrain 2:
Dm Gm
Not that I think
C
you care but I
don’t feel right
F A Dm
being here I
don't think I'll
Gm A
make it after all
Chorus 2:
I am the last
Dm
of my kind
Gm
Just a yank in
C
southern battlefields
A Dm
Behind enemy lines
Gm
and alone to find
C
out how I wound up
A A#
here Every mistake
C
a reason to run
A
but a good soldier
Dm
marches on knowing
A#
the worst may be
C
still yet to come
Bridge:
F
It was right before
Dm Dm
our eyes I am sorry
Gm C
but I had to write
F
this song about
Dm
how you were wrong
Dm
I’m not even sure
Gm
you were but dear
C F
that’s how I cope
Dm
It’s all I know
Now we’re both
Dm
casualties in
Gm C F
this and Every kiss
Dm
and every word they
Dm
were bullets spraying
Gm C Dm A# Gm A# C Dm A# Gm(hold)
hazardly from lips
Chorus 3:
I am the last
Dm
of my kind
Gm
Just a yank in
C
southern battlefields
A Dm
Behind enemy lines
Gm
and alone to find
C
out how I wound up
A A#
here Every mistake
C
a reason to run
A
but a good soldier
Dm
marches on knowing
A#
the worst may be
C
still yet to come
A#
the worst may be
C
still yet to come
Outro:
Dm A# Gm A# C x2