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