[Intro]
A D C#m F#m E D C# F#m E C#m F#m E C# F#m
[Verse 1]
E D C# F#m
She sits alone at the end of a table
E D C# F#m
Much too big for one
E
Once there were parties
D C# Bm
The glasses and chairs were full
C#
Now the glamour's gone
[Chorus 1]
Bm C#
Nothing but time to build a case for regret
Bm C# F#m
Nothing but time for gin and cigarettes
E F#m E D C#
[Verse 2]
F#m E D C# F#m
Mem'ries repeat with each skip of the record
E D C# F#m
Long forgotten dreams
E D C# Bm
Music that played as a soundtrack throughout her life
C#
Keeps her company
[Chorus 2]
Bm C# Bm
Drinking to remember, drinking to forget
C# F#m E D
Drinking gin and smoking cigarettes
F#m E D C#
Just smoking cigarettes
[Bridge]
D F#m
Children grow and leave they tell you
D Bm F#m
Your best has left them scarred
D
Husbands are no better
F#m G# A
They only have so many ticks in their hearts
F#m E D C# F#m E D C#
F#m D Bm F#m E B G
[Verse 3]
F#m E D C# F#m
Watching the birds as they fly past her window
E B C#
Through the smoke her eyes burn
F#m E D C# Bm
Even though life clipped her wings oh so long ago
C#
Still the heart it yearns
D F#m
Soon there's not enough to ease the pain
G# A Bm
And she's drowning, she's drowning
C# C#m
She made her choices, she hedged her bets
[Chorus 3]
Bm F#m
Now all that's left is gin and cigarettes
E D
[Outro]
C#m F#m E D
Just gin and cigarettes
C# F#m E
gin and cigarettes
F#m
gin and
E D C# F#m E D C#m F#m Bm D C# F#m D C# F#m A D C# F#m