Pup - Scorpion hill

^EbUp on Scorpion Hill ^Abwatching l^Ebife Passing me by in the ^Abpale ^Bbmoonlight And I ^Ebsat there forever, three ^Absheets to the ^Cmwind It's not ^Bbhelping my case, the state that I'm in But ^Abit's not how they ^Ebtold you ^Ab My intentions were ^Ebgood I was just ^Abbursting apart like the end of the ark Holding ^Cmon to whatever I ^Abcould ^Bb

^EbA square of light moves its ^Eb/Dway through the empty ^Abroom Across the ^Ab/Gstained yellow ^Fmcarpet ^EbLike a ghost of my^Eb/Dself in the after^Abnoon Haunting my ^Ab/Gbasement ^Fmapartment ^BbI looked ^Bb/Bin to the mirror ^CmHanging behind my ^Abdoor ^BbThe glass was cracked and the ^Bb/Bman staring back He don't ^Cmlook like me any^Abmore ^BbAnd if the world is gonna burn Every^Bb/Bone should get a turn to light it ^Eb5up

Down ^Ab5and ^Eb5out, I've ^G5been ^C5on ^Ab5the rocks^{Eb5 G5 C5} I've ^Ab5been ^Eb5having ^G5some ^C5pretty ^Abdark ^F5thoughts Yeah, I like them a ^Bb5lot ^Bb5/B

^EbTime and time again, ^Eb/Dwell I've tried and ^Abfailed to ^Ab/Gget my act ^Fmtogether ^EbAnd I'll admit ^Eb/Dlately things really went off the ^Abrails I know that ^Ab/Gyou deserve ^Fmbetter ^BbBut in the morning, as ^Bb/BI was boarding The ^Cmcommuter train to ^Abwork ^BbThe boss was calling, he said, "^Bb/BThere's been cutbacks and ^CmI'm sorry you're the ^Abfirst" ^BbAnd If I can't support the two of us ^Bb/BHow can I support a third?^Eb5

Down ^Ab5and ^Eb5out, I've ^G5been ^C5on ^Ab5the rocks^{Eb5 G5 C5} I've ^Ab5been ^Eb5having ^G5some ^C5pretty ^Abdark ^Fmthoughts

^FmAnd I'm on the brink ^BbFalling deep into debt ^EbFalling deep into drink ^AbI can drown those regrets ^FmI don't have to think^{Bb Bb/B Ab} Now I'm working the night^Eb shift ^Ab Asleep at the ^Ebwheel I was ^Abbursting apart like a ^Ebflame from a spark Thinkin' "^CmJesus, this can't be for ^Abreal"

^AbMy sweat-soaked ^Ebmattress ^AbCorner of the ^Ebroom ^AbCigarettes and ^Ebmatches In the ^Cmfading after^Abnoon And a ^Bbpicture of my kid, yeah, he's ^Bb/Bsmiling It's the first day of ^Eb5school

^Ab5She said,^Fm "I found the ^Bbgun, it was buried ben^Ebeath Piles of ^Abclothes in the room where your son ^Fmsleeps And I can't ^Bbpretend, to know ^Bb/Bhow this will end"