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