Capo on 2
Intro: Em D/F# G Am B/A C
Verse:
Em
This cigar burns a hole straight through my jeans,
C
and through your heart.
G
As i watch the ashes form another scar.
D/F# Em
That i will never show but somehow everybody seems to know my demons.
C
In all my efforts I've committed treason.
Am
Chasing dreams that are changing like the seasons.
C B/A D
They make me feel so small but I'm so proud to tell them all that
Em C
I'm a man now.
G D/F#
I can drive a car.
Em C
And I'm a dropout.
G D/F#
I'm nobody so far.
Em C G D/F#
But I don't mess with cigarettes or alcohol.
Em C
Cause I'm the best there is.
G D/F# Em
And they tell me all the winners smoke cigars.
Intro: Em D/F# G Am B/A C
Verse:
Em C
This guitar is pouring melodies that burn inside my heart.
G
As the sound is broken up by passing cars.
They don't know that I'm above.
D/F# Em
Or that I'm swimming in the middle of an ocean.
C
I'm riding on a wave or pure emotion.
Am
I'm drinking up this sea like it's a potion.
C
Maybe i can mend new wings.
B/A D
I'll either float or start to sink.
Em C
I'm a man now.
G D/F#
I can drive a car.
Em C
And I'm a dropout.
G D/F#
I'm nobody so far.
Em C G D/F#
But I don't mess with cigarettes and alcohol.
Em C
Cause I'm the best there is.
G D/F#
And they tell me all the winners play guitar.
Bridge:
Am B/A C
Am B/A Em
Am C G D/F#
Am C G D/F#
Am C
And I know I've never been the kind to let them get inside my mind.
G D/F#
You just got to see that I need them on my side.
Am C
I promise not to breathe it in, or ever strum a chord again.
G D/F#
Cause it burns my lungs and hurts my tongue to know that
Verse:
Em
This cigar burns a hole straight through my jeans,
C
and through your heart.
G
As i watch the ashes form another scar.
D/F# Em
That i will never show but somehow everybody seems to know my demons.
C
In all my efforts I've committed treason.
Am
Chasing dreams that are changing like the seasons.
C B/A D
They make me feel so small but I'm so proud to tell them all that
Em C
I'm a man now.
G D/F#
I can drive a car.
Em C
And I'm a dropout.
G D/F#
I'm nobody so far.
Em C G D/F#
But I don't mess with cigarettes or alcohol.
Em C
Cause I'm the best there is.
G D/F# Em
And they tell me all the winners smoke cigars.
Em C G D/F# (2x)