Great track featured on NME's Love Music Hate Racism Free CD.
Em (022000)
Am (x02210) (Can be played 577555 in chorus but optional)
B7 (7678xx)
Intro
Em Am Em
Em B7 Em
Em Am Em
May the Lord have mercy on me since I kicked him in the teeth
Em B7 Em
I said bye bye sinning days - fare thee well
Em Am
Could have stopped at number two but there was so much left to do
Em B7 Em
Does cheating on her send you straight to hell
Em Am Em
Phone wakes me up at three, a naked body lies next to me
Em B7 Em
Who slipped her the mickey - bye bye
Run-up of E--0-2-3
Chorus:
Am Em B7 Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am Em B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la
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Em Am Em
As for life number four - wasted in the arms of whores
Em B7 Em
Farewell to innocence, fare thee well
Em Am Em
Smoked my fifth life into black clouds, not a stitch left to be proud of
Em B7 Em
Bye bye to these five lives, fare thee well
Em
Six little lives, six dirty lives,
Am Em
talking rubbish and scrapping through the night
Em B7 Em
Farewell innocence fare thee well
Run-up of E--0-2-3
Chorus:
Am Em B7 Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am Em B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la
Em Am Em
Seventh life making friends with God but he just wouldn’t call me back
Em B7 Em
Bye bye redemption, fare thee well
Em Am Em
Eight lives count down the days, that colossal fall from grace
Em B7 Em
Back to Pentonville to be alone
Em Am Em
One lonely life on its knees cursing all he sees
Em B7 Em
And praying down the barrel of a gun
Run-up of E--0-2-3
Chorus:
Am Em B7 Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am Em B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la
Am Em B7 Em
Lets all drink them away, we’ll try another day
Am Em B7 B7
Don’t know any other way - La la la
End On Em
