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