Am F
C G Dm
Am The King's crossing was F the main attraction
C Dominoes fal G ling in a chain reac Dm tion
Am The scraping subject rul F ed by fear told me
C Whiskey work G s better than beer Dm
Am The judge is on vinyl, d F ecisions aren't final
C And nobody g G ets a reprieve Dm
Am And every wave is tidal F
C If you hang G around you're going C to get wet
Am I can't prepare for deat F h any more than I already have C G Dm
Verse:
Am All you can do now is F watch the shelves
The C game looks G easy, that's C why it sells
Chorus:
C Frustrated fireworks B/Am inside your head
Are going Am to stand and deliver d F ark instead
C The method acting that B/Am pays my bills
Keeps the Am fat man feeding in Bev F erly Hills
C I got a heavy metal mouth, it B/Am hurls obscenity
And I get Am my check from F the trash treasury
C Because I took my own insides B/Am out
Am It don't matter cause I F have no sex life
And C all I wanna do G now is Dm inject my ex-wife
Am I've seen the movie
A F nd I know what happ C en G s Dm
Am It's Christmas time
And the F needle's on the tree
A C skinny Santa is G bringing Dm something to me
Am His voice is overwhelming
But his F speech is slurred
And I C only G understand C every other word
C Open your parachute and B/Am grab your gun
Float do Am wn like an omen, a setti F ng sun
C Read the part and return B/Am at five
It's a h Am ell of a role if you can F keep it alive
C But I don't care if I fuck up
B/Am I'm going on a date
Am With a rich white lady
F Ain't life great?
C Gi'me one good reason no B/Am t to do it
(Because I love you)
Am So do it. F
C G Dm
Am F
C G Dm
Am This is the place where F time reverses
C And dead men tal G k to all the pre Dm tty nurses
Am Instruments shine on a s F ilver tray
C Don't let me get G carried away C
C Don't let me get G carried away C
C Don't let me be G carried Dm away
Elliott Smith
