(intro) Am Em (3x)
        F G
        Am Em Dm (2x)

Am               Em          Dm
 Working man's day wage, just piss it away
Am               Em          Dm
 Leaves it out in the weather
Am               Em          Dm
 Failure, he said, times two breeds contempt
Am               Em          Dm
 Wash your hands of it forever
Am               Em          Dm
 Violence it ripped through the old dogwood fence
Am               Em          Dm
 See the hope, see it unravel
Am               Em          Dm
 Drunk brother said he could reason with them
C                         Em                  Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
C                         Em                  Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied

Am               Em           Dm
 The picture was left on the front porch, the back said
Am               Em           Dm
 "I love you, don't you ever think of me?"
Am               Em           Dm
 If my body goes, then to hell with my soul
Am               Em           Dm
 We don't even know the difference
Am               Em           Dm
 The dead folks in the clouds, for crying out loud
C                        Em                  Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
C                        Em                  Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
G                Dm
And why, did we live so long
C     Em       Dm
So long
C     Em       Dm
So long

(intro)

Am                     Em            Dm
 The house is not the same since we left it that day
Am           Em           Dm
 Old friends seem to wonder
Am           Em           Dm
 Our parents had cigarettes, wedding bands
C                         Em                 Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
C                         Em                 Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
G               Dm
And why, did we live so long
C             Em      Dm
So long
C             Em      Dm
So long

( Am C Em Dm )
( Am C Em Dm F ) (2x)

C                        Em                  Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
C                        Em                  Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
C                        Em                  Dm
While they lied at night, they lied at night, while they lied
C                        Em                  Dm
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