Key: E major•
Intro 1
E
A
E
Verse 1
she puts on secret clothes
And lies in the meadow with
her hands tied behind her back
E
B
A
Just stop playing that ugly drug music
Verse 2
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
G#m
A
And everyone's a prisoner of
Paper and glue
C#m
A
So tonight I'm drinking
B
C#m
to your health
A
B
Because I just can't stand myself
E
A
E
Verse 3
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
A
B
F#m
B
Thirteen steps lead down
Verse 4
C#m
F#m
She stands and fails
A
E
On fashion fingernails
A
B
On instruments of torture
A
C#m
F#
A
E
And one of them is poisonous
A
E
The other is a thief they say
C#m
F#m
A
So what one could give to her
E
F#
A
The other cannot take away
Verse 5
A
E
D
When nobody knows she
B
A
puts on secret clothes
B
A
picture opportunity
E
D
Cover up that bruise,
E
A
put on patent leather shoes
E
D
B
Just stop playing that bad
Verse 6
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
E
B
A
Thirteen steps lead down
C#m
A
Paper and glue
C#m
A
So tonight I'm drinking
B
C#m
to your health
A
B
Because I just can't stand myself
Verse 7
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
E
B
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
A
E
A
B
Thirteen steps lead down
Outro 1
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
A
E
Em
C
E
Em
D
E
A
E
E
Em
C
E
E
Em
Em
Em
Em
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A B C#m G#m...
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