INTRO: C Cadd9-C F (3x) C Cadd9-C

Oh, I am a girl, the forgettable face
And no matter my colour, no matter my name
At work there is a boy and he treats me well[Csus4-F]
My old friends from high school, I see them around

Well, August is here, I can’t believe how fast
Soon there will be winter and snow on the ground
Maybe by then I could get my own place
Closer to the city, if that’s okay

CHORUS:
But Mama, can you hear me?
As I dragged on my day’s last cigarette
He pulled me so hard
Off my very own back door steps
And he laid me in his garden
All the years I’ve watched him tend
And he took me, Mama
So I could never tell you about it

INTERLUDE: Am G F C

And inside of this moment there are things I wish I could know
Like your ring size and my ring size and the hour I was born
And my dad’s middle name and your favourite song
Was your darkest day as dark as this one?

CHORUS:
Mama, can you hear me?
As I dragged on my day’s last cigarette
He pulled me so hard
Off my very own back door steps
And he laid me in his garden
All the years I’ve watched him tend
And then he took me, Mama
So I could never tell you about it
Now I’m a girl who’s face they’ll never forget

INTERLUDE:
Oh ooh oh ohhh
Oh ooh oh ohhh
Oh ooh oh ohhh

OUTRO: C Cadd9-C F (3x) C

INTRO: C Am

I’m not gonna lie
Not gonna make up my mind tonight
No, I’m not gonna pretend
I cleared out of town so I could clear my head

I’m not gonna smile
All the sht that’s happened’s gonna take awhile
And I don’t wanna be your friend
Just take off your clothes and get into my bed

CHORUS:
And the press is after you
Jumping over fences just to see who’s cool
And now I stand accused
I put a hole in your heart, then I fed it to you[F-C][F-C][F-C]

I’m not gonna think
About all the sht you want me to think
You know, I’m not gonna say
Who I spent my time with yesterday

I’m not gonna choose
‘Cause in the end you know, we all still lose
I’m not gonna wait
I was thinking about drinking my way through the day

CHORUS:
And the press is after you
Jumping over fences just to see who’s cool
And now I stand accused
I put a hole in your heart, then I fed it to you[F-C][F-C][F-C]

OUTRO: (lengthy lead break instrumental)

Capo: 3rd Fret – All transcription relative to capo

C (032010) D (xx0232)
Am (x02210) G (320033)

Intro: Lead guitar plays this while the second guitar picks individual notes of
the C, D, Am and G chords.

e ———————–3-2——–0-
B —————————3—-3—
G –2/4–4p2p0—–0—0————–
D ————2–2—2—————-
A ————————————
E ————————————
e ———————–3-2—
B —————————3-
G –2/4–4p2p0—–0—0——-
D ————2–2—2———
A —————————–
E —————————–
e ——————2–2-0—————-
B -3/5-5—-5-5-5-3———–1–0—–3–
G ———————————0-2—-
D ————————–2————-
A —————————————-
E —————————————-

Verse and Chorus: Rhythm guitar strums and picks chords, while lead plays fills at
the end of each vocal line, and at specified points.

Going down in the same old town down the same street to the same bar
Same old faces saying Hi and I dont care
Going down in the same old bar tonight, I don’t even order anymore

I am so sick of consequence and the look on your face
I am tired of playing defense, I don’t even have hockey skates
Dont even have hockey skates

You can meet me at ten thirty
I won’t even be there I’ll be gone
We can talk like we are friends
Going over it all again
You just talking about everything I am doing wrong

(Extended fill)

Do you wish your nose was longer
So you’d have an excuse not to see past it
Do you wish that the lights, they were brighter
in the city that you live

I am so sick of consequence, and the look on your face
And Im tired of playing defense
I dont even have hockey skates
I dont even have hockey skates, Ohh

You can meet me at ten thirty
I won’t even be there I’ll be gone
We can talk like we are friends
Going over it all again
You just talking about everything I am doing wrong

Do you think your boys club will crumble
Just because of a loud-mouthed girl?
Just because of a loud-mouthed girl

INTRO: C F (6x) C

I’ve got a long, long list of things
That no one needs to see
Desk drawers filled with picture frames
Postcards tucked in underneath

We were only young when we moved away
It went on and on for years
You fell in love and now you live in the city
Now I’m my own company out here

CHORUS:
So, don’t get down
Good things come when you stop waiting around
Good things come when you stop looking
So, don’t get down
You’ve just got to stop looking

There are some things that I believe
Like if you’ve got nothing, you’ve still got your family
And when you are no one, you’re still the king
And there’s not a dollar enough in the world to make you sing

CHORUS:
So, don’t get down
Good things come when you stop waiting around
Good things come when you stop looking
Don’t get down
You’ve just got to stop looking

There are some things I used to be
Won’t you find the will just to remind me
Because you are so safe inside my memory
And the scar underneath my knee

OUTRO: (## repeat numerous times – fade to end ##)

INTRO: F Am G (6x)

This is not my town and it will never be
This is our apartment filled with your things
This is your life, I get copied keys
Try and force a little smile, hold it a little while for you

INTERLUDE: F Am G (2x)

These are your old streets and you know them well
One way shortcuts all the way downtown
But your favourite find is just my second-hand secret
Try and hide a little pain for the things I can’t explain to you

INSTRUMENTAL: F Am G (4x)

These are your good friends and I like them fine
‘Cause they are your past and your present time
But would you even be the same if you left them behind
Oh, all the things I used to be, all the things I miss of me for you

‘Cause these are your good friends and I like them fine
These are your old streets and you know them well
This is not my town and it will never be
And it will never be, and it will never be
And it will never be, and it will never be
Ours_________
Ours_________

OUTRO: F Am G (6x)

INTRO: G C G C

It’s complicated, technically I’m certified
A walking declaration, of everything I couldn’t get right
Time is just an anchor, but seven years I think I am right
Now you’ve changed your number, it’s like a noose around my life

PRE-CHORUS:
Every pill I took in vain
Every meal for you I made
Every penny I put away

CHORUS:
Asking for flowers
Is like asking you to be nice
Don’t tell me you are too tired
Ten years I’ve been working nights

My life is like a picture left out too long in the sun
Now I’m trying to remember all the faces of the names I’ve loved
And all that’s left of me now is a cigarette burning bright
And a fading memory of all the things I tried to get right

PRE-CHORUS:
Every pill I took in vain
Every meal for you I made
Every plan I tried to make

CHORUS:
Asking for flowers
Is like asking you to be nice
Don’t tell me you are too tired
Ten years I’ve been working nights

INSTRUMENTAL: C G C Em C Am C

PRE-CHORUS:
Every pill I took in vain
Every meal for you I made
Every pill, I let it pain
Every card I signed my name
Every time I poured my heart out
Every threat you made to move out
Every cruel word you let just slip out
Every cruel word you let just slip out____

INSTRUMENTAL: Em C Am C D

CHORUS:
Asking for flowers
Is like asking you to be nice
Don’t tell me you are too tired
Ten years I’ve been working nights
Don’t tell me you are too tired
Ten years I’ve been working nights

Calling it quits, you think this is easy
I swear I hurt, you call in the jury
Call it a catch
Without any strings attached

CHORUS:
Well, I’m looking for a soft place to land
The forest floor, the palms of your hands
I’m looking for a soft place to land___

I call it an ace, you’ve gotta believe me
But you’re calling me names, not to my face
But you’re calling my spade
A bluff without calling it off

CHORUS:
Well, I’m looking for a soft place to land
The forest floor, the palms of your hands
I’m looking for a soft place to land___

INSTRUMENTAL: F G F G

BRIDGE:
Call me in the night
I don’t mind, I don’t care, I can’t sleep

Call me in the day
In my car, on my way

Call me by my name
All I want is to hear you say

CHORUS:
I’m looking for a soft place to land
The forest floor, the palms of your hands
I’m looking for a soft place to land
The forest floor, the palms of your hands
The palms of your hands___
The palms of your hands___

OUTRO: C Cadd9 F Csus4 C Cadd9 F C Cadd9 F Csus4 C Cadd9 F

Johnny little rocket star flashing the label’s credit card
His name is at the door but no one knew what for
Says he’s got a strategy
I’m a test of his sanity
Wire cars and whiskey
Bad debts and dirty laundry
You can’t even make up my mind
You can’t even make up my mind
One more song the radio won’t like

Reel it in and shut your mouth
Reputations are in doubt
Write a hit so I can talk you up
No one likes a girl who won’t sober up
You can’t even make up my mind
You can’t even make up my mind
One more song radio won’t like

SOLO

So brush your hair and straighten up
Put down the drink that you just got
Johnny rocket star
Picked up a girl at the bar
So I keep my sanity
Wire cars and everything
I guess that we are through
The bad advice from you

You can’t even make up my mind
You can’t even make up my mind
One more song the radio won’t like
One more song the radio won’t like

Of all the things that you could choose to say
‘Baby come home with me for old time sake’
’Stand by my side and flash me that smile’
??Everybody is out tonight’

So I called you up from God knows where
Would you lie in bed if I were there
Speak soft, just talk I will listen
Don’t you dare leave till the morning
Like you always do
Like you always do

Follow me down through the streets of the states
Make up a reason not to come for old time sake
Nothing in this town could ever change
Except maybe new lines on your face

So I called you up from God knows where
Would you lie in bed if I were there
Speak soft, just talk I will listen
Don’t you dare leave till the morning
Like you always do
Like you always do

Like you always do
Like you always do

Am C G(2x)

Capo 2

Intro: EmCGD EmCGD

I can spot your kind a million miles away
Buckle down boots and a bloodshot gaze
You talk so sweet until the going gets tough
The last job you pulled was never big enough

Don’t say you’ll change after the next time
You wouldn’t even be yourself if you weren’t telling a lie

Cuz I know where the cops hang out
I know where you’ll be found
I know what you’re all about
I know when you’re going down

You only call me honey when we’re alone
Hiding at your place up on slack road
You’ve got an answer for every little thing
You can’t even tell me where you’ve been

My face couldn’t make you leave it behind
Maybe 20 years in state will change your mind

Cuz I know where the cops hang out
I know where you’ll be found
I know what you’re all about
I know when you’re going down

Don’t say you’ll change after the next time
You wouldn’t even be yourself if you weren’t telling a lie
Maybe 20 years in state will change your mind

Cuz I know where the cops hang out
I know where you’ll be found
I know what you’re all about
I know you’ll never change now

I know my love was good enough
I know you would have shed my blood
I know you can’t shut me up
I know when you’re going down

Outro: EmCGD
Repeat and end on G