F Am D Bb
D C
on a free ride home from the embassy
A E
i saw the governor and his lover
C D
holding hands
D
when i got to my place
C
i emptied my suitcase
A E D
and opened the windows wide
F Am
if you could save yourself you'd save us all
D
is that what you called me for
Bb
is that why you're knocking on my door
F
the time i've spent
Am
working myself to death
D
thought that's what you wanted
Bb
i thought you needed my help
F
to make it good again
A7
to make us strong
Bb
to make you happy
F
to push you along
Am Am Am F
and gain some respect
A7
to be be thrown a crumb
Bb
i was on my kness
F
when you knocked me down
The wheels fell off the bottom dropped out
The checks all bounced I came in your mouth
Your mother came calling but there was no one around
The trash caught fire when the leaves turned brown
The vultures were circling when the circus left town
I left you a note but I wrote it in disappearing ink
If you could save yourself you'd save us all
Is that what you called me for is that why you're knocking on my door
The time I've spent working myself to death
Thought that's what you wanted
I thought you needed my help
To make it good again to make us strong
To make you happy to push you along
And gain some respect to be thrown a crumb
I was on my knees when you knocked me down
(repeat chorus)
Break and Outro :
F A7 Bb
F A7 Bb