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