Verse
D#
Raised myself for a million lies
D#
I could sell religion to Jesus Christ
D#
A# broken home, I left behind
A# D#
Gave up everything for a couple of lines
D#
I know my time is growing near
D#
My heart is empty and there's no tears
D#
I wasted so many years
A# D#
Lost in the bottle 'till I disappeared
[Chorus]
C# G#
Heading down the same routine
D#
My throne is high just like a king
C# D#
But black tar and nicotine
C# D#
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams
[Verse 2]
D#
The world out there is bitter cold
D#
Filled my pockets with blood and stone
D#
The streets I grew up on, I called home
A# D#
Friends I had left me long ago
[Chorus]
C# G#
Running far and in-between
D#
I had it all at seventeen
C# D#
But black tar and nicotine
C# D#
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams
[Solo]
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[Bridge]
G# D#
One day heaven came to take my pain
A#
With a fist full of pills
D#
And a needle stuck in my vein
G# D#
Tears rolled down like sweat on my face
A#
I didn’t know what to do
A#
‘Cause I was afraid
[Verse 3]
D#
I’m sitting alone in this motel room
D#
Paper-thin walls and a rack for my shoes
D#
Don’t know where I’m going next
A# D#
Now I lay here in this bed
[Chorus]
C# D#
‘Cause black tar and nicotine
C# D#
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams
C# D#
Black tar and nicotine
C# D#
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams
C# D#
Black tar and nicotine
C# D#
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams
C# D#
Black tar and nicotine
C# D#
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams
[Outro]
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