Jackie and Wilson Hozier
Capo 1
Intro: C Dm F (C/E)
[C] [Dm] [Em] [F] [(C/E)]
[C]So tired try[Dm]ing to see from behind the r[F]ed in my eyes[(C/E)]
[C]No better version of [Dm]me I could [Em]pretend to [F]be tonight[(C/E)]
[C]So deep in the sw[Dm]ill [Em]with the most f[F]amiliar of swine[(C/E)]
For re[Dm]asons wretch[F]ed and [C]divine
[C]She blows o[Dm]ut of nowhere roman ca[F]ndle of the wild[(C/E)]
[C]Laughing her[Dm] way thr[Em]ough my fee[F]ble disguise[(C/E)]
[C]No other vers[Dm]ion of me [Em]I would rather [F]be tonight[(C/E)]
And l[Dm]ord she found me[F] just[C] in time
Cause with my m[Am]id-youth[Em] crisis all sa[F]id and done
I need to be yo[Dm]uthfully felt 'cause god I n[Bb]ever f[Bm]elt y[C]oung
[C]She's gonn[Dm]a save me call me 'b[F]aby' run her hands through my hai[(C/E)]r
[C]She'll kno[Dm]w me crazy soothe me d[F]aily better yet she wouldn't car[(C/E)]e
[Am]We'll steal [Em]a Lexus be detec[F]tives ride 'round picking up clues[(C/E)]
[C]We'll name [Dm]our children Jackie and W[F]ilson raise 'em on rhythm and blues
[C]Lord it'd be g[Dm]reat to find a place we cou[F]ld escape someti[(C/E)]me
[C]Me and my Is[Dm]is g[Em]rowing [F]black irises in the sunshine[(C/E)]
[C]Every version of [Dm]me d[Em]ead and buried i[F]n the yard outside[(C/E)]
[Dm]Sit back and watch [F]the world[C] go by
Happy [Am]to li[Em]e back watch it [F]burn and rust
[Dm]We tried the world good god it wa[Bb]sn't f[Bm]or u[C]s
(chorus)
Instrumental:
[Am] [Em-F] [Em-F] [Em] [C]
[Am] [Em-F] [Em-F] [Em] [C]
[Am] [Em-F] [Em-F] [Em] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Bm] [C]
[C]Cut clean fro[Dm]m the dream that night l[F]et my mind reset[(C/E)]
[C]Lookin' up from [Dm]a cigarette and she's[F] already lef[(C/E)]t
[C]I start diggin' up the[Dm] yard[Em] for what's left of[F] me and our little vignette[(C/E)]
[Dm]For whatever poor soul i[F]s c[C]oming next
(chorus)
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