I know for a fact this is the 100% correct version of how Soupy plays it live.
[Intro] C G7 Dm F
[Verse 1]
C
When I met you we were young
G7
And like gasoline to matches
Dm
Waking up drunk
F
Sleeping through your early classes
C
I grew up and grew dull
G7
And you say you wished I hadn't
Dm
Well I'm drunk again
F
And you're guilty like you're Irish catholic
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
You ain't no saint
G F
I ain't one either
G
Guess that's why I'm lying here
[Chorus]
C
Cause I know
Em
That I'm banged up
Dm
I got bruises I can't place
F
Oh I've been coughing out blood
C
And I know
Em
That I'm banged up
Dm
I got bruises I can't place
F
Oh I've been coughing out blood
G F
I've got a gut full of ulcers
G F
They're gonna burn out like dead stars
C G7 Dm F
Turn to dust
[Verse 2]
C
If you're coming here alone
G7
Then there's nowhere else to go
Dm F
So when I walk in man they know I'm alone
C
Dig your anchors in my bones
G7
Keep your breathing soft and slow
Dm F
It's freezing, I made a blanket from my coat
[Pre-Chorus]
G Am
You ain't no saint
G F
I ain't one either
G
Guess that's why I'm lying here
[Chorus]
C
Well I know
Em
That I'm banged up
Dm
I got bruises I can't place
F
Oh I've been coughing out blood
C
And I know
Em
That I'm banged up
Dm
I got bruises I can't place
F
Oh I've been coughing out blood
G F
I've got a gut full of ulcers
G F
They're gonna burn out like dead stars
[Bridge]
G F
It gets freezing here after dark
G F
So I'm searching the car for my dad's old
F C
Bills hat, passed down in ninety-three,
Am7
It never got far from me,
G7
He moved to the island from upstate
F
And he'd spend Sunday
C
Watching the game with me
Am7
Explaining everything,
G7
We'd watch Jim Kelly lead the way
F C Am7
And if my dad was here I wonder what he'd say
F G C Am7/B Am7
If my dad was here I wonder if he'd even recognize me
F
I'm fucking begging
G
I'm fucking begging
[Chorus]
C
Cause I know
Em
That I'm banged up
Dm
I got bruises I can't place
F
Oh I've been coughing out blood
C
And I know
Em
That I'm banged up
Dm
I got bruises I can't place
F
Oh I've been coughing out blood