Cold War Kids - We used to vacation

^AmI kissed the kids at noon ^G#mthen stumbled out the room ^GmI caught a cab ran up a tab ^F#mon 7th and flower

^Ambest recital I had to ruin ^G#mmissed my son's graduation ^Gmpunched the Nickles boy for taking his seat ^F#mgets all that anger from me

^Amstill things could be much w^G#morse natural disa^Gmsters on the evening^F#m news ^Amstill things could be much^G#m worse we still got our ^Gmhealth ^F#mmy paycheck in the mail

I promised to my ^Cwife and ^Gchildren ^F I'd never touch a^Cnother drink as l^Gong as I ^Flive but even then it ^Csounds so ^Gsoothing ^{F C}this will^G blow over in^F time ^Cthis will ^Gall blow over in ^Amtime

^AmI'm just an honest man ^G#mprovide for me and mine ^GmI give a check to tax deductible ^F#mcharity organizations ^Amtwo weeks paid vaca^G#mtion won't heal the dama^Gmge done I need ^F#manother one

^Amstill things could be much ^G#mworse natural dis^Gmasters on the evening ^F#mnews ^Amstill things could be much ^G#mworse we still got our ^Gmhealth my paycheck in the^F#m mail

I promised to my ^Cwife and ^Gchildren ^F I'd never touch ^Canother drink as l^Gong as I ^Flive but even then it ^Csounds so ^Gsoothing ^F

and ^Csink into ^Goblivion ^F I promised to my ^Cwife and ^Gchildren ^F

^Cleft everyone a ^Glittle shook^F up but at the meetings I ^Cfelt so ^Gempty ^{F C}this will ^Gblow over in ^Ftime ^Cthis will ^Gall blow over in ^Ftime