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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
EbUp on ScorEbpion HAbill watching liAbfe Eb
EbPassing me Ebby in the pAbale moonliBb7ght Eb
EbAnd I sat there foEbrever, three shAbeets to the wCmind Cm
It's not helBmping my caBmse, the stBmate that BmI'm in
But iAbt's not how they tEbold you
My inAbtentions were gEbood
I was just burAbsting apart like the Ebend of the ark
Holding Cmon to whatever I cFmould
Ab
[Verse 1]
A square of light moves its way through the empty room
Across the stained yellow carpet
Like a ghost of myself in the afternoon
Haunting my basement apartment
I looked in to the mirror
Hanging behind my door
The glass was cracked and the man staring back
He donât look like me anymore
And if the world is gonna burn
Everyone should get a turn to light it up
[Chorus]
Down and out, Iâve been on the rocks
Iâve been having some pretty dark thoughts
Yeah, I like them a lot
[Verse 2]
Time and time again, well Iâve tried and failed
To get my act together
And Iâll admit lately things really went off the rails
I know that you deserve better
But in the morning, as I was boarding
The commuter train to work
The boss was calling, he said, âThereâs been cutbacks and
Iâm sorry youâre the firstâ
And If I canât support the two of us
How can I support a third?
[Chorus]
Down and out, Iâve been on the rocks
Iâve been having some pretty dark thoughts
[Bridge]
And Iâm on the brink
Fallinâ deep into debt
Fallinâ deep into drink
I can drown those regrets
I donât have to think
Now Iâm working the night shift
Asleep at the wheel
I was bursting apart like a flame from a spark
Thinkin' "Jesus, this canât be for real"
[Verse 3]
My sweat-soaked mattress
Corner of the room
Cigarettes and matches
In the fading afternoon
And a picture of my kid, yeah, heâs smiling
Itâs the first day of school
[Outro]
She said, "I found the gun, it was buried beneath
Piles of clothes in the room where your son sleeps
And I canât pretend, to know how this will end"