Count Your Last Blessings

count your last blessings

key : D

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
Bm – x24432
A – x02220
Em – 022000
F# – 244322
G – 320033

intro :

piano : until verses
Bm A Em G
E | – 14 – – 15 – 17 – – 14 – | – 14 – – 15 – 17 – – 14 – | – 14 – – 14 – 17 – – 15 – | – 12 – – 14 – 15 – – 14 – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 12 – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 15 – – – – – – – – – – – – |

Bm
last call for regret and defeat
A
to finish the bottle full of empty dreams
Em
punch – drunk headed straight out of line
G
another excuse with no alibi
Bm
hitchin on the road of decline
A
with no name streets and no vital signs
Em
i pissed away the best of me and
G
no one can help me!

refrain :
Bm
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – 4 – 4 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – 4 – 4 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 4 – 2 – 2 – 4 – |
A | – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

chorus :
Bm
misery’s best friend
D
dead beat on a dead – end
G F#
a bag full of regrets
and i’m coming clean
Bm
the self – elect
D
resident reject
G
a bad habit
F#
don’t forget it you better
Bm
count your last blessings
F#
i fell off the wagon
G
i’m chasing six feet
F#
and now i’m running out of time

( repeat intro )

verse 2 :
Bm
my hands are tied
and nailed to the cross
A
i’m looking for all the composure i lost
Em
i’m petulant with a bad attitude
G
a poster – child vision of wasted youth
Bm
i dodged the book and found the key
A
i can’t say the same for dignity
Em
i pissed away the best of me and
G
no one can help me

( repeat refrain and chorus )

interlude : Bm – G – D – F#

bridge :
Bm G
my own enemy
D
i don’t hear you now
F#
perfect tragedy
Bm
god bless us denial
G
my own enemy
D
i don’t hear you now
F#
perfect tragedy
Bm
god bless us denial

( repeat chorus twice )

end on Bm then repeat piano intro twice