INTRO
D Em G
Bottle of wine and an old rifle in the corner that her grandfather
D
left her when he died
Em
Said no surprise
G
I ve had to use it quite a few times
A G A
So Jay don t you ever let us down
G
Don t you ever
A G D
I ll have to shoot you and no one will hear a sound
CHORUS
D Em G
Bruised and bloody I m lying on the ground
D Em G
And I am aware that I let the poor girl down
D Em G
Now I m dying as a message to the town
D Em G
This what happens if you fuck around
A G A G
So meddle if you want trouble trouble then you should meddle
A G D
But don t ever meddle with Emily s heart
VERSE 1
D Em G
She said get your coat come on
D Em
To the dog track with the money right
G
Yeah we had some fun
D Em G
Left with more cause we won
D Em G
I was under investigation on suspicion of doing her wrong She said
D Em G D Em G
You ve become a villain accused of a hit and run
D Em G
Said she hit me first and I say it s the worst that I ever felt
D Em G
In a broken heart
VERSE 2
D Em G
Bloodstains on her shirt creases
D Em G
Hope she pays the dues
D Em G
When I left she said that your last breath will be
D Em G
Down by the station at Swear she shot me down
CHORUS (as before)
Bruised and bloody I m lying on the ground
And I am aware that I let the poor girl down
Now I m dying as a message to the town
This what happens if you fuck around
So whenever you want trouble trouble then you should meddle
But don t ever meddle with Emily s heart
D Em
She said I m a user G D
and she s a loser with a gun
D Em
I said if you choose to G D
it becomes hard to include anyone
D Em G Em
So if you stay put it away or should I run
D Em
She said I think you know G D
the answer to your question
D Em
So for the smiles and all G D
of the miles that the engine s done
D Em
The further I drive away G D
the closer we become
D Em G
So if I stay would you put it away Em
and forgive this one son
Em
She said Jay I think you know the answer to your question
CHORUS (as before)
Bruised and bloody I m lying on the ground
And I am aware that I let the poor girl down
Now I m dying as a message to the town
This what happens if you fuck around
So meddle if you want trouble trouble then you should meddle
But don t ever meddle with Emily s heart