Voxtrot - They Never Mean What They Say

( bass )
F#
got on the train come
C#
she went out to the city
B F#
lookin’ for a better job

F#
he was in trouble
C#
he said over the siren
B F#
“i love you , but i’m just a slob”

F#
this is hardage
C#
its something to remember
B F#
the theatre is for wasting time

F#
working is lousy
C#
and college is for quitters
B F#
some symmetry is hard to find

( enter piano and guitar )
F#
i’m tired and battered
B
worn the sole off my shoes
F#
i’m rustled and torn
B
short of nothing to lose
F#
i’m tired and battered
B F#
sick of all these people

F#
go out your front door
C#
you’ll never be so sorry
B F#
the city life can make you born

F#
when i was a child
C#
i never stop to question
B F#
just what on earth i do this for

F#
looking in the corner
C#
a quiet television
B F#
remember when you saw me there?

F#
kissing your ass for
C#
A 100 thousand questions
B F#
i miss it , but i just don’t care

F#
i’m tired and battered
B
worn the sole off my shoes
F#
i’m rustled and torn
B
short of nothing to lose
F#
i’m tired and battered
B B
sick of all these people

B
they never mean what they say
A#m
they never say they mean
G#m
they only want you to give in
G#m
i wish to god that i could meet somebody
F# B
that i could just spend
F# B B
somebody that i could just spend

( guitar solo )
F# C# B F# C# B F# C# B F# C# B

F#
i’m on the new love
C#
i’m looking to get better
B F#
think maybe you could show me how?

F#
if you really love me
C#
quit petting for affection
B F#
and burn the fxxking house down now

F#
i’m tired and battered
B
worn the sole off my shoes
F#
i’m rustled and torn
B
short of nothing to lose
F#
i’m tired and battered
B B
sick of all these people

B
they never mean what they say
A#m
they never say they mean
G#m
they only want you to give in
G#m
i wish to god that i could meet somebody
F# B
that i could just spend
F# B B
somebody that i could just spend

F#
i’m tired and battered
B
worn the sole off my shoes
F#
i’m rustled and torn
B
short of nothing to lose
F#
i’m tired and battered
B B
sick of all these people

B
they never mean what they say
A#m
they never say they mean
G#m
they only want you to give in
G#m
i wish to god that i could meet somebody
F# B
that i could just spend
F# B B
somebody that i could just spend ( repeat this and end on F#m )