Bm: *24430
G: 355400
Em: 022000
F#: 244300
(it sounds better, in my opinion, to play those chords open)
Intro:
Bm,G,Em,F# X4
Bm G Em Bm
All the kids have run inside grabbed a spot under the stairs
G Em Bm
they've barricaded all the windows and rigged the doorknobs shut with chairs
G
what are they waiting for they don't know
Em Bm
they just keep their fingers crossed and maybe
G
pray to mary or jesus christ
Em F#
I can hear them knocking down the door
Em Bm F# Em
the wait it is over this bottle is done
Em Bm G F# Bm
so we clench our fists and fight our demons
Bm,G,Em,F# X2
Bm G Em Bm
there's a girl with a flower pot full of dirt and bullet shells
G Em Bm
she puts it by her window gives it sunlight restores its health
G Em Bm
after a month or two the shells start to grow into branches of barbed wire
G
they spread across the walls the windows and the floors
Em F#
and their grip never tires
Em Bm F# Em
the wait it is over this bottle is done
Em Bm G F# Bm
so we clench our fists and fight our demons
Bm G Em F# Bm G Em F#
lay low lay low keep your head down lay low lay low listen for the sound
G Em Bm
of the dusty train that's comin' to sweep us all away
G Em Bm
I can hear the rails a rattlin' against the hectic fray so
Em Bm F# Em
set the bone with a cardboard split
Em Bm F# Em
and strike the nail against the flint
Em Bm F#
and set the fields on fire
Em Bm Em Bm
let the devil come let him come
Em Bm F#
I'll be waitin' for him this time
Em Bm F#
I am stronger now and I can fight it
Em Bm F#
I'll be waitin' at the end of the line (..I'll be wai..)
Em Bm F#
I'll be waitin' for him this time
Em Bm F#
I'll be waitin' for him this time
Em Bm F#
I am stronger now and I can fight it
Em Bm F#
I'll be waitin' at the end of the line
Em F# Bm Em F# Em F# Em F# Bm.
at the E-n-D of the line. at the E-n-D, at the E-n-D, at the E-n-D.