Key: E
Em
I cannot spend another night in this home
C9
I close my eyes and take a breath real slow
C9
The consequence is if I leave I'm alone
E
Am7
But what's the difference when you beg for love?
Em
C9
Em
C9
As I run through glass in the street
Dm
C
Kerosene hearts
Am
C
Am
C
Carry the name that my father gave me
Dm
C
And take the face of the world
Em
C
A
D
'Cause this is a wasteland, my only retreat
C
Em
C
Am
With heaven above you, there's hell over me
E
C9
Am7
I met a girl who never looked so alone
Am
C9
Like sugar water in your mouth lukewarm
C
She tied a cherry stem for me with her tongue
Am
E
C
G
We fell in love and now we're both alone
Em
Am7
'Cause I don't need any more friends
C
And another kiss like a fire on pavement
Dm
Am
C9
We'll burn it down till the end
Em
C
Am
C9
This is a wasteland, my only retreat
Em
C
A
C9
With heaven above you, there's hell over me
G
Em
G
The water is rusted, the air is unclean
Em
A
Em
And there for a second I feel free
C9
Em
C
Am
C9
This is a wasteland, my only retreat
Em
C9
Em
G
I waited all this night to honor you and say
C
C9
Am7
C9
Em
C9
"I know it's hard, but who are you to fall apart on me"
Em
Am
C
This is a wasteland, my only retreat
C9
Em
C
C9
With heaven above you, there's hell over me
Em
C
Am
C9
'Cause this is a wasteland, my only retreat
Em
C
Am
C9
With heaven above you, there's hell over me
Em
You said "What about us well, what about me?"
E
A
E
Hang from the gallows asleep in the rain
Em
A
'Cause This is a wasteland, my only retreat