The Hill Country Devil - The new kind of lonely

^FI clear my throat as I hold the phone And ^BbI've got so ^Cmuch to ^Dmsay, but my ^Bbcourage fails and I'm silent any^Fway. ^Bb

And I've been ^Fgiving in to old mistakes, there's ^Bbcomfort in fa^Cmiliar ^Dmpain, oh it's the ^Bbnew kind of lonely that will drive my mind ^Finsane. ^C oh it's the ^Bbnew kind of lonely that will drive my mind ^Finsane. ^C

I att^Fempt to sleep through the fever dreams, but ^Bbnever quite ^Cwin that ^Dmfight. So I ^Bbcompensate with nicotine and China ^Fwhite. ^Bb

And as the ^Fmoonlight shines upon my tired eyes, I ^Bbmarvel be^Cfore the ^Dmview. And I ^Bbwonder if the light is shining on you ^Ftoo. ^C Yeah, I ^Bbwonder if the light is shining on you ^Ftoo. ^C

^BbThey say you ^Fjust have to wait it ^Cout ^BbIt'll fade aw^Fay like everything e^Clse. ^DmBut it's no ^Feasier ^Bbnow. ^DmNo, it's no ^Feasier ^Bbnow. ^DmIt's no ^Feasier ^Bbnow. And you'd think after all this I'd have settled^F down.

I'm ^Fcarrying on the best I can, but ^Bbthat ain't ^Csaying ^Dmmuch, As ^Bbmost of my weight's still leaning on a ^Fcrutch. ^Bb

So I ^Fbeg myself to just be brave, though it ^Bbseems I'll ^Cnever s^Dmtart. 'Cause it's the ^Bbnew kind of lonely that weighs heavy on my ^Fheart. ^C Oh, it's the ^Bbnew kind of lonely that weighs heavy on my ^Fheart. ^C

^BbThey say that ^Ftime really ought to ^Chelp, ^Bband I'll for^Fget in spite of mys^Celf ^DmBut it's no ^Feasier ^Bbnow ^DmNo, it's no ^Feasier ^Bbnow. ^DmIt's no ^Feasier ^Bbnow. And you'd think after all this time I'd have settled^F down.