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