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