Intro
G C G C G C G C G C G C G
verse 1
Em
It gets lonliest at night Down at
D C G
the liquor store beneath the neon sky Our moonlight
Em
6 AM the floor comes alive with lice The pan's
D C
dried up so tight With hardened beans
G D/F# Em
We're hungry So I lean on
D C
you sometimes Just to see you're still there
verse 2
G
But these feet can't take the weight of
Em D C
one Much less two We hit concrete
Em D C
How were we born into this mess?
G Am G/B C
I know I painted you a prettier picture baby
Em D C
But we were run out on a rail
G Am G/B C
Fell from the wagon to the night train
Chorus
G C G
I kissed the bottle I should've been
C G
kissing you You wake up to an
C G C
empty night With tears for two
G
tears for two
verse 3
G Em
Cigarettes they fill the gaps
D C
In our empty days In our broken teeth we're jonesing
G Em
Say mister can you spare a dime?
D C
Some change could make a change could buy some time
G D/F# D
Some freedom Or an ear to
C
hear my story It's all I've got My fiction-
verse 4
G Em
-beats the hell out of my truth
D C
A palm upturned burnt blue Don't call it sunburn
Em D C
You've been shaking on the job Just
G Am G/B C
one drink ahead of your past
Em D C
There's a white light coming up
G Am G/B C
You draw the blinds hoping it'll pass
Chorus
G C G
I kissed the bottle I should've been
C G
kissing you You wake up to an
C G C
empty night With tears for two
G C G
I kissed the bottle I should've been
C G
kissing you You wake up to an
C G C
empty night With tears for two
G
Tears for two