History To The Defeated Chords by The Weakerthans

_ _ _ His blood is [A]
sinking, [D] and he's [G] plunging his wrists in a [A] hangover halo [G] with washing [D] away.
_ _ [G] Mechanic [A] school dropout [D] stares into [G] the mirror, _
[Bm] stands up [A] in his virile act.
[G] _
_ [D] Daydreams, _ _ always too [A] tall, _ [D] always walking [G] around wearing [Bm] a smile that [A] was never [G] quite sure of [D] itself.
_ _ [Bm] Planning [A] a future [D] of _ failures, [G] _
inflicting [Bm] phone calls [A] from strip clubs [G] and bail [D] bonds.
_ [G] There's a light _ [D] left on, _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] there's a pace _ [D] to our _ [Bm] direction, _ [A] _ _
there's [G] a movie [D] still.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ Oh, [G] a heart _
_ [D] I'd like [Bm] to mention, _ _
[A] _ _ [G] if you need [A] that look, [D] I've worked harder than most did.
[Bm]
Let details [A] like sharp nails punch [Em] holes in [D] my shoes.
_ [Bm] Soft trace [A] to frown [D] as I put the receiver [G] down. _ _
_ Where do [A] I go for [G] a pardon?
_ [D] _ [G] There's a light _ [D] left on, _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] there's a pace _ [D] to our _
[G] direction, _ [A] _ _ there's a [G] _
movie [D] still.
_ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] Oh, a heart _ [D] I'd like [G] to mention.
_ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Listing [A] what's left, _ _ [D] a sign slayer t-shirt, _ _ _ car up [A] on blocks in [G] his mother's [D] backyard. _ _ _ _