[intro]
E Am F
E Am F
E Am F
all i can taste is cigarettes
C E Am
and the kiss you left upon my lips
F C
i’ve left a number of old regrets
C E Am
from my silken white legs to my hips
F G
people often say there’s no time in a day
C E F
but there’s way too much time for me
C G
i’m empty and aching; my whole world is shaking
F F
and the black dog has sat at my feet
E Am F
nobody sees what i do to me
C E Am
nobody sees when i’m crazed
F C
the contempt that i hold for my own defeat
C E Am
and the guilt i feel masked by my rage
Fmaj Gmaj
you waltz in the room in your drunken perfume
C E F
and you touch every inch of my being
C G
untill the bitter sun rises and shows our disguises
F F
you stretch while i’m left there bleeding
Am F
and you walk away ‘cause you’re part of the day
C E Am
and i sleep ‘cause i’m part of the night
f c
and you say my chains will soon break away
C E Am
and i’ll join you one day in the light
(chorus build to heavy)
Fmaj Gmaj
you push me and pull me, you ride me, you thrill me
C E F
then turn every inch of me down
C
and i have nothing and no one
G F F
so what can i owe to one man who is craved by the crowd?
Cmaj Gmaj
break my hands; i cant, i cannot break them myself
Am F
i see my own mind and the poisoning of its health
C G
help is beyond me; help won’t come from someone else
(chorus quiet)
F C
you waltz in the room in your drunken perfume
C E Am
and you touch every inch of my being
F C
and you grab my hand; reassure me again
C E Am
that knowledge is so often freeing
F G
and you say my chains will soon break away
C E F
and i’ll join you one day in the light
C G
but i’m empty and aching; my whole world is breaking
F C G
and the black dog is holding me tight……
F G C
the black dog is holding me tight...