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