Verse 1AE
Just one horse shy of a one-horse town
DAE
This ain’t the first time it tried to burn itself down
AE
And the American girls in their American dreams
DAE
Never put themselves here, so undone at the seams
Verse 2AE
Seven bars, one church, heaven is no match for hell
DAE
In these four blocks of rust piles and abandoned motels
AE
Old men flick quarters in the cracks of the boardwalk
DAE
And the little boys learn to cuss before they can talk
Chorus:
AD
Home is the needle and thread
EA
For the hole in the lifeboat - That it put you in
AD
And it leaves its mark - All stamped with lead
EA
In the lines and the grime - Inside your skin
AEDAE (x2)
Verse 3AE
No one here’s been famous in a very long time
DAE
But you can count the stars for days on a cold, clear night
AE
It pierces me slowly, pulling me through
DAE
It’s the pain of undoing the tearing in two
Chorus:
AD
Home is the needle and thread
EA
For the hole in the lifeboat - That it put you in
AD
And it leaves its mark - All stamped with lead
EA
In the lines and the grime - Inside your skin
Outro:
AEDAE (x2)
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