Update: The chords are relative to the tuning, so tune down and play standard
fingering for each chord.
Song is played 1/2 step down. Album comes out May 14th, go buy it kids. Enjoy.
Intro x2
E-B-A
Verse
EBA
I'm pulling wings off insects
I'm peeling back my sunburnt skin
I'll wait outside your bedroom
I hope they let me in
Fill
e---------------4h5p4----|
B------------------------|
G--8h9p8-/6-4-4----------|
D------------------------|
A------------------------|
E------------------------|
Verse 2
EBA
I'm filling your prescriptions
The orange bottles stare me down
They're standing at attention
An army on your windowsill
Pre-Chorus
AB
We're all waiting for good news
EA
Hoping you can come home soon
C#mA
We're all waiting for good news
Chorus
EA
I've been acting like I'm strong
C#mB
But the truth is, I've been losing ground
C#mA
To a hospital too crowded,
EB
A summer winding down
C#mAB
I hadn't seen a heartbreak until now
C#mAE
I hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
Repeat Intro x2
E-B-A
Verse 3
EBA
I grew up on your back porch
And I watched the storms light up the clouds
They hung like paper lanterns
To guide the way back toward your house
Pre-Chorus
AB
I've been putting off long flights
EA
Hoping that you'll be all right
C#mA
And I'll be there in the meantime
Chorus
EA
I've been acting like I'm strong
C#mB
But the truth is, I've been losing ground
C#mA
To a hospital too crowded,
EB
A summer winding down
C#mAB
I hadn't seen a heartbreak until now
C#mAE
I hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
Bridge
EA
If I'm in an airport
E
And you're in a hospital bed
BE
Well, then, what kind of man does that make me?
A
If I'm in an airport
E
And you're in a hospital bed
BE
Well, then, what kind of man does that make me?
A
If I'm in an airport
E
If I'm in an airport
BE
What kind of man does that make me?
A
What kind of man does that make me?
Chorus
EA
I've been acting like I'm strong
C#mB
But the truth is, I've been losing ground
C#mA
To a hospital too crowded,
EB
A summer winding down
C#mAB
I hadn't seen a heartbreak until now
C#mAE
I hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
Outro
AB
Hadn't felt a heartbreak until now
A
Hadn't felt a heartbreak
C#mA
Oh the hospital's too crowded
EB
The summer's winding down
C#mAC#m
I haven't seen a heartbreak until now
C#mAE
Well I haven't felt a heartbreak until now