Bm: *24430 G: 355400 Em: 022000 F#: 244300 (it sounds better, in my opinion, to play those chords open) Intro: Bm,G,Em,F# X4 Bm G Em Bm All the kids have run inside grabbed a spot under the stairs G Em Bm they've barricaded all the windows and rigged the doorknobs shut with chairs G what are they waiting for they don't know Em Bm they just keep their fingers crossed and maybe G pray to mary or jesus christ Em F# I can hear them knocking down the door Em Bm F# Em the wait it is over this bottle is done Em Bm G F# Bm so we clench our fists and fight our demons Bm,G,Em,F# X2 Bm G Em Bm there's a girl with a flower pot full of dirt and bullet shells G Em Bm she puts it by her window gives it sunlight restores its health G Em Bm after a month or two the shells start to grow into branches of barbed wire G they spread across the walls the windows and the floors Em F# and their grip never tires Em Bm F# Em the wait it is over this bottle is done Em Bm G F# Bm so we clench our fists and fight our demons Bm G Em F# Bm G Em F# lay low lay low keep your head down lay low lay low listen for the sound G Em Bm of the dusty train that's comin' to sweep us all away G Em Bm I can hear the rails a rattlin' against the hectic fray so Em Bm F# Em set the bone with a cardboard split Em Bm F# Em and strike the nail against the flint Em Bm F# and set the fields on fire Em Bm Em Bm let the devil come let him come Em Bm F# I'll be waitin' for him this time Em Bm F# I am stronger now and I can fight it Em Bm F# I'll be waitin' at the end of the line (..I'll be wai..) Em Bm F# I'll be waitin' for him this time Em Bm F# I'll be waitin' for him this time Em Bm F# I am stronger now and I can fight it Em Bm F# I'll be waitin' at the end of the line Em F# Bm Em F# Em F# Em F# Bm. at the e-n-d of the line. at the e-n-d, at the e-n-d, at the e-n-d.