Intro: (0:05)
| E |
| B |
| G (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 | (x2) |
| E |
Verse 1: (0:16)
| E |
| B |
| G (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
| E |
He was tied to the bed with a miracle drug in one hand
| E |
| B |
| G (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
| E |
In the other, a great lost novel that I understand,
| E |
| B |
| G (3) (3) |
| D 10h3 5h3 |
| A 8h5 3h1 |
| E |
was returned with a stamp, That said
| E |
| B |
| G (3) (5) (10) |
| D 3h3 3h5 5h10 |
| A 0h1 1h3 3h8 |
| E |
"thank you for your interest, young man."
Verse 2: (0:34)
| E |
| B |
| G (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
E -----------------------------------------------------|
While preparing his soul for a perilous slide into crime
| E |
| B |
| G (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
E -----------------------------------------------------|
He had decided that he would err on this side of divine,
| E |
| B |
| G (3) (3) |
| D 10h3 5h3 |
| A 8h5 3h1 |
| E |
Being told this was wise
| E |
| B |
| G (3) (5) (10) |
| D 3h3 3h5 5h10 |
| A 0h1 1h3 3h8 |
| E |
That there'd be payback with interest in due time
Chorus: (0:54)
| E |
| B |
| G (12) (14) |
| D 12 14 |
| A 10 12 |
| E |
So why all the history now?
| E |
| B 10b 10b10 10b10 10b10 10h8 |
| G 10 | (x3) |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B 10b 10b10 10b10 10b10 10h8 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
(1:11)
| E |
| B |
| Gtr 1 G (7) (3) (10) (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
| E |
| E 10 8 10 10 8 10 |
| B 10b 9 10b 9 |
| Gtr 2 G 7 10 8 7 10 8 |
| D 7b 7b |
| A |
| E |
Verse 3: (1:22) [ Same as Verse 1 - 2 ]
He was tied to a job selling miracle drugs from his home
At his door every morning, a trophy arrived with the dawn,
With the following inscribed:
"we've followed you with interest for some time."
Chorus: (1:41)
| E |
| B |
| G (12) (14) |
| D 12 14 |
| A 10 12 |
| E |
So why all the history now?
| E |
| B 10b 10b10 10b10 10b10 10h8 |
| G 10 | (x3) |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| E |
| B 10b 10b10 10b10 10b10 10h8 |
| G |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Outro: (1:57)
| E |
| B |
| G (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
| E |
He was tied to the bed with a miracle drug in one hand
| E |
| B |
| G (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
| E |
He was tied to the bed with a miracle drug in one hand
| E |
| B |
| Gtr 1 G (7) (3) (10) (7) (3) (10) |
| D 5h7 5h3 8h10 5h7 5h3 8h10 |
| A 3h5 3h1 6h8 3h5 3h1 6h8 |
| E |
| E 10 8 10 10 8 10 |
| B 10b 9 10b 9 |
| Gtr 2 G 7 10 8 7 10 8 |
| D 7b 7b |
| A |
| E |