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