D 
I think I tried to wake up too fast 
                           Bm 
From what must have been a two year nap 
       G                       A                 D 
Then I hit my head and it was back to bed for a while 
 
I woke up twenty-four in Texas 
            Bm 
Breaking a sweat to expand my Nexus 
          G                      A 
When it occurred to me, maybe I shouldn't be 
         D 
Making excuses to cope so liberally 
 
They say some things just don't wash out 
                             Bm 
But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about 
          G 
And now years have gone by 
          A 
But it's still stuck in my mind 
D 
Some things just don't wash out 
D 
For too long now I've sung the same sad song 
        Bm 
But I didn't even write it; I was just singing along 
          G                         A 
But the problem with change is it's hard 
                        D 
Like finding lively conversation in graveyards 
 
I hit the nail on the head, drove it straight through my hand 
         Bm 
I have martyred myself in a scheme not so grand 
        G                     A 
More deserving of men left to rot in a rag 
              D 
Haven't done shit with my life and my skin is starting to sag 
G 
You drink too much, your mind's unfit 
      A 
You really can't afford to live like this 
             G 
You're only almost there, but still so far 
A 
Everyone? Everyone! 
D 
They say some things just don't wash out 
                        Bm 
But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about 
          G 
And now years have gone by 
               A 
But it's still stuck in my mind 
D 
Some things just don't wash out 
                        D#2 
Weak sister, close your eyes 
D#3                             D#4 
Lay your burdens down and fall asleep 
              D#5        D   D#2 
Life starts again tomorrow 
D            D#2   D#3 
You need this, you want that 
                    D#4 
You're better off alone 
             D#5            A 
You need this, you want that 
D#2            D 
You've gotta dig 
        D#2     D#3 
You've got to dig 
             D#4 
You've gotta dig 
               D#5    D#2 
You've got to dig 
D 
They say some things just don't wash out 
                        Bm 
But I've been dying to know what getting clean is all about 
          G 
And now years have gone by 
               A 
But it's still stuck in my mind 
D 
Some things just don't wash out 
Bm 
Some things just don't wash out 
     G 
Now years have gone by 
              A 
But it's still stuck in my mind 
D 
Some things just don't wash out