Whistlers and Sparklers - Wrinkle Neck Mules
Track 1 - I Never Thought It Would Go This Far (2015)
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Standard Tuning
[VERSE 1]
E Bm
All of the shine is gone
A
We drank it all between
E
Barnesville and Gulf Shores
Bm D
The sutures all have dried
A E
The winds at our back and the tangles are untied
[VERSE 2]
E Bm
Well, I hear Porter Wagner
A E
Telling Dolly there’s nothing left to hold onto
Bm D
But I don’t think he’s right
A E
Lace your gloves up and get your ass back in the fight
[CHORUS 1]
E
Fireworks stand
A E
Light a roman candle in my hand
Bm D A E
There’s a fine line between disaster and the best laid plans
Bm D A E
There’s a fine line between disaster and the best laid plans
[VERSE 3]
E Bm
I think we tapped the wellspring
A E
An aqueduct of tangled rhyme
Bm D
Fragments and bits of code
A E
Sitting there on the backseat just waiting to explode
[CHORUS 1]
E
Fireworks stand
A E
Light a roman candle in my hand
Bm D A E
There’s a fine line between disaster and the best laid plans
Bm D A E
There’s a fine line between disaster and the best laid plans
[SOLO]
E A E
Bm D A E
Bm D A E
[VERSE 4]
E Bm
Help me run the wiring
A E
To my bent and defeated heart
Bm D
Countdown and fire away
A E
Snakes and tanks and black cats, sulphur stains on my driveway
Bm D
Countdown and fire away
A
Snakes and tanks and black cats,
A
whistlers and sparklers,
A
smoke bombs and fountains,
A E
killer bees and jumping jacks,
A E
Saturn missiles with report,
A E
glow worms and camellias,
A E
whistlers and sparklers (x3)
[CHORUS 2]
E
Fireworks stand
A E
Light a bottle rocket in my hand
Bm D A E
There’s a fine line between disaster and the best laid plans
Bm D A E
There’s a fine line between disaster and the best laid plans
A E (x4)