[Intro]
C G C G
Bm Em C C
[Verse]
C G
And I was standing in the basement
C G
And you were dancing at the party upstairs
C G
You weren't bothered by the look on my face you said
C G
And I had the motor and the moment to spare
G Bm
So I said honey I care, can I take you to the picture show
Em C C
If I try my best to move slow
[Verse]
C G
And I was standing in a dark room
C G
With the blood coming out of my eyes
C G
Ruminations on the picture of a full moon
C G
And the vein with a thought on my life, boy you better come inside
B
'Cause twenty's too young back home
Em C C
But she's tired of sleeping alone
[Chorus]
Em D
Yeah, I picked up the bags, and I called a cab
G C
To the house with the busted door
Em D
We're in a dumb state for twenty-five days
C
But you didn't stay a minute more
Em D
Leaving Casanova scratched all over
G C
Bleeding on the bathroom floor
Em D C
Saying it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York
[Interlude]
C G
[Bridge]
C
Yeah, hush a little already, get up and fight it
G
If love's the only weapon you got
C
Then let 'em know that you'll die by it
G
And if she cries out, baby I could die now, waiting for the ride down
C
Wake me up when your facing the light of it
G
He takes a minute and tells her opportunity
C
He says you know me
G
To backtrack and catch what he missed
B
Yeah, and it's a pretty bad burden to bear
Em C C
But she's tough enough to not care
[Chorus 2]
Em D
Yeah, a toast to the guy, who's been dipping my eyes
G C
Ripping out a guy that she knows
Em D
She says I've tried forgiveness
C
But forgiveness is a hell of a drug
Em D
And I'm goddamm depleted and I won't stop bleeding
G C
I'm kicking up just the floor
Em D C
And it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York
[Solo]
Em D G C
Em D C C
[Chorus]
Em D
Yeah, I picked up the bags, and I called a cab
G C
To the house with the busted door
Em D
We're in a dumb state for twenty-five days
C
But you didn't stay a minute more
Em D
Leaving Casanova scratched all over
G C
Bleeding on the bathroom floor
Em D C
Saying it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York
Em D C
Yeah it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York
Em D C
Yeah it's a long way back to Oklahoma from New York