Chords for The Addiction

A while ago I met this guy named Jimmy.
[B] Jimmy was a [A] homeless dude so I decided to buy [C#] him some lunch.
And [E] as we spoke throughout our meal he [B] explained to me the story of what he was going [A] through
at the time.
[C#] So I wanted to [E] tell y'all this story how [B] he told it to me.
Hey there, [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] hey [E] there, hello my friend.
[B] Hey there, [A] _
hey there, [C#m] _ hey [E] there, hello my friend.
I [B] hope you know I'll be [A] there till the end.
[C#m] Even though I [E] leave I'll be back again.
Until [B] the day you die [A] we'll be best friends.
[C#m] I'll take you from [E] your family.
[B] Further than [A] their eyes can see.
I [C#] don't care if it's [E] just you and me.
[B]
I'm right here [A] in this poverty.
[C#m] I mean everyday that I wake up I'm [E] still surrounded by this poverty.
[B] Mama tells me [A] everything's okay cause Jesus [C#m] walks with me.
I really want to see it but right now [E] it's really hard to [B] see.
I know but I just wish that [A] for a day it wouldn't bother [C#m] me.
Everybody [E] struggles through their trials and their [B] tribulations.
Whether it's dope or [A] other people talking shit and [C#m] hating.
Born into this sin [E] my habits bring me really [B] close to Satan.
Wish that I could [A] go but I'm too broke to buy my own [C#] vacation.
I'm panicking, [E] scraping corners for another [B] sack.
My people tell [A] me that I need to get my life on track.
[C#] Mentality is fuck em, [E] brush em off and take another [B] whack.
I try so hard to quit [A] but every time I end up [C#m] going back.
And [F#] everybody thinks it's easy to quit.
I [B] go without for half a day I [A] start to cramp and I twitch.
[C#m] I'm so depressed I feel so [E] horrible I'm feeling like shit.
My [B] muscles thrive inside my body [A] like they're pitching a fit.
I [C#m] can't be mad at anybody [E] then I grew an addiction.
[B] I had a hatred for [A] reality and made a decision.
I [C#m] love drugs and that there is [E] why I'm in this position.
[B] I feel the need to get away [A] from all the stress that I'm [C#m] living in.
They say, hey there, [E] hello my friend.
I [B] hope you know I'll be [A] there till the [C#m] end.
Even though I [E] leave I'll be back again.
[B] Until the day you die [A] we'll be best friends.
[C#m] I'll take you from [E] your family.
_ [B] Further than [A] their eyes can see.
I [C#] don't care if it's [E] just you and me.
[B] Not right [A] here in this pub.
Hey yo, I'm 29 and I have yet to [E] buy a house or even own [B] a car.
I spend my [A] days in alleyways and all my [C#m] nights in bars.
My arms are bleeding [E] and my face is so deformed from [B] scars it's crazy.
But when I [A] was young I thought that I could reach [C#m] the stars.
I got a [E] sign that says I'm homeless every penny [B] helps.
I go to stores and [A] have to steal my shit from off the [C#m] shelves.
I'm doing [E] anything I can to gain a little wealth.
[B] And every day I'm [A] slowly ruining my mental [C#] health.
I crave the feeling [E] every time the poison hits [B] my brain.
I'm living [A] life but from the start it hasn't been the [C#] same.
My family left me [E] long ago I always feel [B] ashamed.
But every time [A] I think about it I am not to blame.
I'm so alone I [E] have no home or anywhere to [B] sleep.
At times I [A] question as to if I've gotten in too deep.
I feel like death is on [E] its way and I can feel the [B] creep.
But I'm too high to [A] question why I can't [C#m] get on my feet.
It's getting [E] colder in these woods with all the [B] days that passed.
He's shivering he [A] feels a numbness in his palms and ass.
He didn't think [E] that he would spiral to the point [B] he has.
Nor did he [A] imagine that the high he felt would be his last.
Farewell [E] goodbye my friend.
[B] I thought you knew I'd be [A] here till the end.
[C#m] Even though I left I [E] came back again.
[B] Until the day you died [A] we stayed best friends.
[C#m] And I took you from [E] your family.
[B] Went further than [A] their eyes can see.
I [C#] don't care that [C#m] it's just [E] you and me.
And you [B] died right here in [A] this poverty.
Yeah [C#] today's a week since Jimmy [E] died and all his family just got [B] the news.
His mama [A] cried cause deep inside she's dying [C#m] from the blues.
She tried to tell him [E] from the start that it was bad [B] to use.
Dying in her heart [A] because she knew that in the end [C#m] he'd lose.
Her son is gone and [E] every day she feels a little [B] worse.
She tries to smile [A] but remembers instantly [C#m] it hurts.
Throughout the [E] day she sits and thinks about her very [B] words.
Please just try to quit [A] cause I don't want to see you in [C#] a hearse.
But that's just life [E] and that's the way the story [B] had to end.
Cause Jimmy felt that [A] heroin could be his closest [C#] friend.
So now he's gone [E] and we can never see his smile [B] again.
Cause Jimmy [A] fought a losing battle he could never [C#m] win.
Farewell [E] goodbye my friend.
[B] I thought you knew I'd be [A] here till the end.
[C#m] Even though I left I [E] came back again.
[B] Until the day you died [A] we stayed best friends.
[C#m] And I took you from [E] your family.
And went [B] further than [A] their eyes can see.
I don't care and it's [E] just you and me.
[B] And you died right here in [A] this poverty.
_ [C#m] _ Farewell [E] goodbye my friend.
[B] I thought you knew I'd be [A] here till the end.
[C#m] Even though I left I [E] came back again.
[B] Until the day you died [A] we stayed best friends.
[C#m] And I took you from your [E] family.
And [B] went further than [A] their eyes can see.
[C#] I don't care and it's just [E] you and me.
And you [B] died right here in [A] this poverty.
The [C#m]
addiction.
[E] If you or somebody you [B] know is battling with addiction.
[A] _ Seek [C#m] help before it's too late.
[E] _
_ [B] A good amount of people [A] struggle. _
But you don't [C#m] have to end the story like Jimmy [E] did.
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