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