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