Cigarettes And Saints - The Wonder Years
Version 2 of 2
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Tuning: Half-Step Down, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
[Verse 1}
Twice a week I
pass by the c
hurch that hel
d your funeral
And the pastor
’s words come
pouring down l
ike rain
How he called
you a sinner a
nd said now yo
u walk with Je
sus
So the drugs t
hat took your
life aren’t go
nna cause you
any pain
I don’t think
he even knew y
our name
And I refuse t
o kneel or pra
y, I won’t rem
ember you that
way
[Verse 2]
But I lit you
a candle in ev
ery cathedral
across Europe
And I hope you
know you’re s
till my patron
saint
Well I tried t
o forgive but
I can’t forget
the cigar in
his fist
I know that th
ey were hearts
ick but I need
someone to bl
ame
and I know how
they blame me
, I know what
you’d say
You’d tell me
it was your fa
ult, I should
put all my arr
ows away
[Verse 3]
Well I’m sure
there ain’t no
heaven
But that don’t
mean I don’t
like to pictur
e you there
I'll bet you’r
e bumming ciga
rettes off sai
nts
And I’m sure y
ou’re still si
nging
But I’ll bet t
hat you’re sti
ll just a bit
out of key
With that croo
ked smile push
ing words acro
ss your teeth
[Verse 4]
Cause you were
heat lightnin
g
Yeah you were
a storm that n
ever rolled in
You were the n
#
orthern lights
in a southern
town
A caustic flee
ting thing
I’ll bury your
memories in t
he garden
And watch them
grow with the
flowers in sp
ring
I’ll keep you
with me
[Bridge]
These wolves i
n their suits
and ties
Saying “kid yo
u can trust me
”
Charming south
ern drawls, su
nken eyes
Buying good wi
ll in hotel lo
bbies
Got fistfuls o
f pills to mak
e sure you don
’t hurt no mor
e
You don’t gotta feel anything
Got their fang
s in our veins
Got their voic
e in our heads
Got our arms in their grips
No, we can’t shake free
This god damn
machine; hungr
y and heartles
s
My whole gener
ation got lost
in the margin
We put our fai
th in you, you
turned a prof
it
Now we’re drow
ning here unde
r your waves
We're no savio
rs if we can't
save our brot
hers
We're no savio
rs if we can't
save our brot
hers
You can’t have
my friends, y
ou can’t have
my brothers
You can’t have
my friends, y
ou can’t have
my brothers
You can’t have
my friends, y
ou can’t have
my brothers
You can’t have
me, no you ca
n’t have me