[Intro]
G C G (x2)
[Verse 1]
G C G
I don't know if I blame you for being so distant
G
But I'm tryna be real with you
Am G
And god, it's been a hell of a week
G C G
And I just wanna relate to you in a true way
G
If it means being here with you
Am G
Then hey, I am trying to be
[Break]
G C G (x2)
[Verse 2]
G C G
I'll always struggle to think of you in a harsh way
G
I know that it's weird
Am G
But I still see you for the human beneath
G C G
I wish that I was in love with your endless bullshit
G
But I'm a 'heart-in-the-gutter' type
Am G
Asleep on a stranger's knee
[Verse 3]
G C G
I'm getting used to the sleepless hours from sundown
G Am
The terrible dreams that lead me inward
G
To terrible truths
G
But in my blood
C G
Some electric holy yearning
G Am G
Carries an impulse to get shitfaced on you
[Chorus]
G C
Tell me how I can do this thing
G
Tell me how I can help this thing go easily
Am G
'Coz I'm trying, honeybee
G C
Tell me how I can beat this thing
G
Tell me how I can make this beast die easily
Am G
Goddamn it, honeybee
[Break]
G C G (x2)
[Verse 4]
G C G
And get a load of the kid in the Gang Green t-shirt
G
They were the gateway band
Am G
A pastor and the teacher to me
G C G
I used to wanna be real with the things they believed in
G
But since we've been talking
Am G
I'm not sure if I believe anything
[Verse 5]
G C G
Take a look at the girl with the long range rifle
G
The one with the crew cut
Am G
She reminds me of a version of you
G C G
Laying low in a field some place in Mosul
G Am G
Wholly emulsified by fear and aversion to truth
[Chorus]
G C
When did everything get this weird?
G
How the fuck did it start?
G C
Did you ever believe in me?
G
Was it always so hard?
G C
Tell me how I can do this thing
G
Tell me how I can help this thing go easily
Am G
'Coz I'm trying, honeybee
[Bridge]
G
The line is close
C G
The wait is hardly normal
G
So just be real
Am G
In any way you can be
G
The heart is closed
C G
But keep me in the open
G Am G
'Coz I deserve better than this
G
The line is close
C G
The wait is hardly normal
G
So just be real
Am G
In any way you can be
G
The heart is closed
C G
But keep me in the open
G Am G
'Coz I deserve better than this
[Outro]
G C G
Yeah I deserve better than this
G Am G
And I deserve better than this
G C G
'Coz I deserve better than this
G Am G
And I deserve better than this
G C G
'Coz I deserve better than this
[Ending]
G C G (x2)