Notes with an * by it are played on a different fret.
B*- played on the 7th fret ex. 799877
Abm*- played on the 4th fret ex. 466444
[Intro]
A D F A
[Verse 1]
E A
I stopped into a club
D
I thought I'd see a show
G
Everyone was there
E
At least everyone I know
A
Their knickers in a knot
D
Their hands upon their heart
G
The best they'd ever seen
E
The greatest work of art
A
I wished that it was me....
[Chorus]
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Verse 2]
E A
A party at a friend's
D
Toronto's coolest scene
G
I thought I'd bring a tape
E
To show them where I'd been
A
They listened for a while
D
The lyrics made them smile
G
They said that it was fine
E
Although it's not the style
A
I said it wasn't me
E
[Verse 3]
E A
Once upon a time
D
I couldn't get enough
G
Until I made it big
E
And that's when it got rough
A
Dissapointed now
D
Perhaps a bit surprised
G
To look them in the face
E
And see it in their eyes
A
They wish it wasn't me
[Chorus]
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Verse 4]
E A
I used to hold you close
D
You used to tell me things
G
You never told a soul
E
Until you heard me sing
A
The details of your life
D
Condensed into a song
G
The neighbor and his wife
E
Work out and sing along
A
And you can't look at me
[Chorus]
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A
To drive a man to drink
E
[Bridge]
Bm F#m
Could song be an alibi
Am G F# Bm
A lyric replacement for falling in love
F#m
But now that the well is dry
D G F# B* Bm
I can't understand what I've been singing of...
Abm* F#m Bm F#m Bm
Do you know what it is to love?
Bm F#m
To really love?
Bm F#m
To really love....
Bm F#m C#
Really love
A
Do I?
[Verse 5]
E A
I cycled by your house
D
I saw you on the lawn
G
I see you all the time
E
Now that you are gone
A
I tried to call your name
D
But something made me stop
G
I call you once a day
E
Until you call the cops
A
And told them it was me
E
[Verse 6]
E A
I filled a plastic bag
D
With everything I wrote
G
I threw it off a bridge
E
I thought that it would float.
A
The water made it sink
D
The bag was bleeding ink.
G
I wished that it could swim
E
I wished that I could drink
A
I wished that it was me.
[Chorus]
D
It's bleaker than you think
F A
I'm running out of ink
D Dm
Give a guy a break
A
This is what it takes
D
To drive a man to drink
F A
I'm running out of ink
D
Give a guy a break
A E
This is what it takes
A E
To drive a man to drink
A
To drive a man to drink
A
To drive a man to drink