Intro
B E G#m D#m E
G#m E
[Verse 1]
B
Tony your life is not over
E
But you've given up all
G
you lived for Put the bottle
A
down and fix the thing you
F# B
ran from Do you say what
you really mean? Are you
E
really how you're perceived
G
to be? If the lights go out
D F#
tomorrow would you know?
[Chorus 1]
B A
I don't wanna call your family
G#m G
and tell them to build a coffin
B
Because their oldest son just
A D E G A
overdosed on pills You've
B A
got a red glare in your eyes
G#m G
And the sky outside your door
B
is a blacker blue I hate to
A D E G A
see what's become of you
[Post Chorus]
B E G#m D#m E
G#m E
[Verse 2]
B
Tony it's just a stick in
E
the spokes It's not too late
for you to find your way home
G
Because your friends are still
A
here And your family is where
F# B
you left them So put on a clear
head and try it out for a ride
E
Because you're better than this
and you can better your life
G A
You can't choose your father
F#
We're suffering together
[Chorus 2]
B A
I don't wanna call your family
G#m G
and tell them to build a coffin
B
Because their oldest son just
A D E G A
overdosed on pills You've
B A
got a red glare in your eyes
G#m G
And the sky outside your door
B
is a blacker blue I hate to
A D E G A
see what's become of you
[Bridge]
D Bm
You're getting closer to
G Gm
the end of your rope
D Bm
I never thought you'd
G Gm
let yourself get so cold
D Bm
But lately I've been thinking
G
about the things I said to you
Gm
And now I need to prove that
D Bm
I didn't mean it when I said
G
that you were dead to me
Gm
You mean the world to me
[Instrumental]
B A B F#
[Chorus 3/Outro]
B A
I don't wanna call your family
G#m G
and tell them to build a coffin
B
Because their oldest son just
A D E G A
overdosed on pills You've
B A
got a red glare in your eyes
G#m
And the sky outside your door
B
is a blacker blue I hate to
A D E G A B
see what's become of you