Piano riff:
E|--14--14--14--14--15--14--14--14--14--12--|
B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
G|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Verse riff:
E|--4-2-4...--4h7p4-4-2-2\4----------|
B|--------------------------0-0\2----|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
[Intro]
(Drum solo)
[Verse 1]
Em Em6 Em7 Em6
Blood from a stone, water from wine.
Em Em6
Born under an ill-placed sign
Em7 Em6 Em Em6
A stroke of bad luck, wrong place, wrong time.
Em7 Em6
This flyer is out of the line.
[Chorus]
D G Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
D G Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D G Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.
[Verse 2]
Em Em6 Em7 Em6
Canary got trapped, the uranium mine.
Em Em6
A stroke of bad luck, now the bird has died.
Em7 Em6 Em Em6
a marker to mark where my tears run dry.
Em7 Em6
I cross it, bless it, alkaline.
[Chorus]
D G Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
D G Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D G Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.
[Instrumental Piano]
(piano and verse riff)
[Verse 3]
Em Em6 Em7 Em6
I didn't wear glasses cause I thought it might rain.
Em Em6
Now I can't see anything.
Em7 Em6 Em Em6
I made a mistake, chalked it up to design.
Em7 Em6
I cracked through time, space, godless and dry.
Em7 Em6 Em Em6
I point my nose to the northern star,
Em7 Em6
And watch the decline from a hazy distance.
[Chorus]
D G Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
D G Em
The story of my life in trying times.
D G Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.
