Intro
G (followed by 0-2-3 walk up on A string into the C chord) 
 
Verse 1
C                 G      Em            C 
Bloodstains on my collar powders on my dollars 
C               G                 Em               Dsus2 
Filthy haze and something strange stuck beneath my skin 
     C                 G                                C 
And I miss the past and your sweet laugh ringing from the holler 
       Em              C 
Oh but what a waste to dream and chase for 
C*     D*     Em 
we are cannon fodder 
 
Chorus 1
C                    Em7 
Oooooh how we all pretend 
  G              Em              G               Em7 
Although we know not a soul will be there in the end 
     G           Dsus2        C             Em7 
It’s funny how a bottle feels closer than a friend 
G           D        C            G         C  G 
Never holds back and always gives in 
 
Verse 2
C           G        Em               C 
Who you are now is a warm and distant feeling 
C             G              Em             Dsus2 
Keeps my ears ringing like a gunshot on the porch 
C               G                            C 
In our prime we both may find something to believe in 
         Em              C 
But it’s curing time and my last dime’s gonna 
C*     D*          Em 
Put me through the ceiling 
 
Chorus 2
C                    Em7 
Oooooh how we all pretend 
  G              Em              G               Em7 
Although we know not a soul will be there in the end 
     G           Dsus2        C             Em7 
It’s funny how a bottle feels closer than a friend 
G           D        C            G         C  G 
Never holds back and always gives in 
G           D        C            G* 
Never holds back and always gives in