Flea Bitten Drifters chords

[INTRO]
[C] [F] [Am] [G] [C] [F] [Am] [G] [E] [F] [Am] [G] [C]
[C] [F] [Am] [G] [C] [F] [G] [E] [F] [Am] [G] [C]

[VERSE]
[C]bug bitten, beautiful
and d[F]own on our luck
the[Am] days they all grow shorter
as the [G]bottles pile up
wrapped in [C]scars and rags
and bad tattoos
not a [F]tether left to cut
laughing an[Am]d singing
[G] [C] (Palm Mute)
all the way back down to hell
Singin’ [C]we can’t help you
[F]help yourself
but we can[Am] promise
life’s much better
once you’ve [G]tumbled off the shelf
so [C]burn that suit and tie
tear down the [F]walls in which you’re caged
have they ever [Am]truly made you [G]happy any[C]way?

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [E] [Am] [F] [C] [E] [F] [C] [E] [Am] [F]

[VERSE]
[C]Never bite your tongue
just let that [F]whiskey bite your throat
cause the [Am]words you scream
are so much more [G]important than you know
success is [C]not about the money
and it’s [F]not your social class
it’s ab[Am]out finding your [G]happiness
C (Palm Mute)
so get up off your ass
and [C]go [E]out[Am]side
I p[F]romise that you’ll never see [G]more clear
don’t [C]be afraid to [E]live
go find out [Am]who you truly [F]are
cause no one [Am]needs to know you [G]more
than you my [C]dear

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [Am] [G] [E] [F] [Am] [G] [C]

[VERSE]
You know I’ve [C]made my bad decisions
and [F]I can live with that
cause [Am]even on the worst days
life’s [G]never all that bad
to feel the [C]starlight on a [E]freight train
see the s[Am]unrise on the[F] road
so goddamn [Am]beautiful
and it [G]never will get [C]old
Unlike these [C]da[C]rkrooms
with [E]cr[E]acked walls and [Am]carpets
so st[F]agnant, alone, grey [G]and cold
and every [C]time I co[E]me back
one less [Am]tree one more [F]road
I don’t [Am]think this is [G]home any[C]more

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Em] [F] (x3)
[Am] [G] [C]

[VERSE]
[C]So tear down and clear out and [F]build up
why can’t these [Am]people just be sati[G]sfied?
cause they [C]need another st[E]rip mall
and they n[Am]eed another [F]lane
on that [Am]road that over [G]beauty has been [C]paved
And I[C] can't help but [F]think about
do they [Am]understand what they've des[G]troyed?
another [C]farm road r[E]eplaced
with a [Am]toll way [F]today
this don't [Am]feel like my [G]home any[C]more

[Shift to 3/4 Time Signature]

[VERSE]
So as of [C]late the only words
that I [F]sing are of
gettin' [Am]back to you
and outta [G]here
cause I've been [C]down on my [E]health
and [Am]down on my [F]luck
and [Am]you make me [G]feel better [C]dear.

[OUTRO]
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