Intro: D G A (x2)
Verse
D G A
At a bar in a town that I sure won't remember.
Bm G A
Next time September will show her cruel face
D G A
I will race to the bottle of every glass
Bm G
And I hope that these drinks have a shot at replacing
Em A D G A
The things that I lost on the way that I took to this place
D G
So give me one shot of whiskey
D G
Two lines of cocaine
D Bm A
And tell everyone who I love that I'm sorry but I'm built this way
D G
And if you see my brother
D G
Please tell him I'm fine
D Bm
Promise I'm trying to get home for Christmas
A
Though I'm not sure quite why
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind
Verse
D G A
It was hard it was dark I was starved for attention
Bm G A
I was seeking redemption or a face that I know
D G A
If there's one thing I've learned as I pass through the seasons
Bm G
To not "what you reap what you sow"
Em A D G A
It's that get what you give if you're lucky but mostly you don't.
D G
So give me one shot of whiskey
D G
Two lines of cocaine
D Bm A
And tell everyone who I love that I'm sorry but I'm built this way
D G
And if you see my brother
D G
Please tell him I'm fine
D Bm
Promise I'm trying to get home for Christmas
A
Though I'm not sure quite why
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind
Outro
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind
Bm D G
Mercy me, oh my god, I'm afraid that I'm losing my mind