capo 1st fret. travis style finger picking. key of c#.
C Dm
I am a prisoner in the sunlight / you are my cellmate in the darkness
F G C
there's a box full of mix tapes with titles you came up with
C
they can show us where we came from but not how to get back there
Dm F
listening to the songs can't heal my broken fingers it's just weight for the
G C
anchor to keep your ship here
C Dm
goldfish crackers in a zip-lock bag in a gas station garbage can
F G C
I'm filling up this evening so I won't have to at 6am
C
on my way into work but that could have been me
Dm
working behind that counter on the curb there smoking
F G C
we're really not that different just a few steps from exploding
C Dm F
now I'm serving time till I've earned the right
F G C
to go back to the place where we started from
C Dm F
now I'm serving time till I've earned the right
F G C
baby I swear one day we'll get the money straight