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