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Carlos is Crying easy guitar chords by 
The Hold Steady
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Intro 1
C
G
Am
C
G
Am
C
The
Verse 1
singer kind of
slaughtered I Wanna Be Your Lover
Am
And someone went to fetch
a few more pitchers.
C
It wasn't all that crowded because the
Am
softball games had washed out in the rain.
Bb
I'd slipped out of my shift on some sort
F
of screw up with the schedule.
C
There's a couple newer places by the river
Bb
C
but Skippers is mainly where we hang.
Verse 2
C
Carlos had been distant since his sister went
G
Am
to Denver with that dickhead.
C
The dude claimed he was a carpenter but
Am
no one ever saw him pound a nail.
Bb
And Carlos knew his sister was old
F
enough to make her own decisions.
C
But he hopes she isn't home when they finally
Bb
C
come to take that jerk to jail.
Am
Verse 3
C
Now Carlos starts crying and
we're all kind of frightened.
Bb
Every single person at the table
C
stops talking.
F
And he's sobbing and shaking and
yeah we've been drinking
C
But it's different for boys.
Bb
He said
Verse 4
C
how did this happen?
It feels like we're drifting.
Bb
Are you sure we're even asking
all the pertinent questions?
F
Turn on the burner and
the butter will blacken.
C
F
Don't act like this was even our choice.
Am
Mick
Verse 5
C
ey got up to get some money
Am
to put into the jukebox.
C
Am
The waitress brought some water and then quickly scurried off back towards the
Bb
F
bar. Carlos didn't even seem to care who was taking in the breakdown.
C
I asked him if he wanted me to
Bb
offer to walk him to his car.
C
Verse 6
He said how did we get here?
We started as skaters.
Bb
Then you got your license
and then graduation
F
Then I changed medications and
everything after
C
Bb
Went sideways including tonight.
Verse 7
C
You had a Screamer with trackers and OJs
Bb
And I had a Steadham with
Bones and a dome tail.
F
And if failure's a trick then
we learned pretty quick.
C
It just took a few times to get right.
Verse 8
G
Man, we used to glide.
Bb
We used to hang like the smoke.
G
We'd show off for my sister.
Bb
We didn't mind being broke.
C
Now every conversation I
F
have is about money.
Bb
C
And I leave home in the morning
F
but then I just keep driving.
C
Bb
Kill off the day un til you
C
F
guys stop working
C
Then pitchers at Skippers
Am
now Carlos is crying.
C
Verse 9
Carlos is crying because
he didn't tell his girlfriend
Bb
That he stopped showing up
Eb
at his job in the morning.
Bb
F
And it's been a few weeks
and he knows it's not sweet.
And he's sobbing an
C
d shaking and all I can say is
Verse 10
C
I love you I feel you I know
that you're hurting.
Bb
You're scared for your sister.
You haven't been working.
F
Am
I love you I feel you I'm
F
sorry you're hurting but
C
Turn off the burner the butter is burning.
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