Capo: II
Intro: G Am C C (x2)
(G)Jimmy died on his (Am)couch yesterday
A (C)friend of his ex-wife called me to say
He just (G)gave it to God, (Am)slipped from the living
With the (C)bills piling up and a back that was giving in (Em)
It’s been (G)years since I’ve (Am)seen anyone
(C)Now I’m sitting (Em)here, in the (G)dark
(Am)Stalling out in my (D)car
(C)Wishing I could bum a (G)light
(G)Kathy lost a nephew under the (Am)wheels of a train
In a (C)midday suicide after a losing streak
He just (G)stood on the tracks and (Am)gave it to glory
(C)I never called her, to say I’m sorry, my (Em)friend
It’s been (G)years, but I’m (Am)thinking about you
(C)And all of your tears and I’m (Em)sitting here in the (G)dark
(Am)Afraid to make a stupid (D)call
(C)Wishing I could bum a (G)light
(C)Tonight I’m gonna take that ride for
The (G)years we missed and the (D)friends that died
(C)Sideswiped baby on the road somehow with
A (G)pack of dreams that just (D)weren’t allowed
Maybe you’re (C)walking those halls all quiet and sad
Or (G)sitting in the dark all (D)scared and mad
Feel my (C)hand reach across and don’t forget
Where you (G)come from baby, ‘cause there’s (D)truth in (C)it
Yeah we (G)huddled against the (Am)cold in those days
By the (C)light of a fire in a pep-rally haze
With the (G)smoke and lives past, and a (Am)reason for living
No (C)matter how bad it got, we wouldn’t give in to (Em)it
It’s been (G)years, since I’ve (Am)seen anyone
(C)Or cried these tears now I'm (Em)sitting here in the (G)dark,
(Am)stalling out in my (D)car
(C)Wishing I could bum A (G)ride
(C)The ghost of the gang (G)tonight (Am)(C)(G)
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