Flea Bitten Drifters

Chords

Low-G Tuning

Intro: 

C F Am Dm 

C F Am C6

Am F C6 Dm C 


C F Am Dm 

Am F Am Dm C



C

bug bitten, beautiful
    F

And down on our luck
    Am

the days they all grow shorter
       Dm

as the bottles pile up
           C

wrapped in scars and rags
and bad tattoos
      F

not a tether left to cut
Am

laughing and singing
Dm                      C

all the way back down to hell

Dm      C

Singin' we can't help you
F

help yourself
           Am

but we can promise
life's much better
            Dm

once you've tumbled off the shelf
             C

so burn that suit and tie
              F

tear down the walls in which you're caged
          Am             Dm    C

have they truly made you happy anyway?


Interlude: 

C Em Am C6

C Em Am

C Em Am C6



C

Never bite your tongue
              F

just let that whiskey bite your throat
          Am

cause the words you scream
                 Dm

are so much more important than you know
           C

success is not about the money
         F

and it's not your social class
           Am           Dm

it's about finding your happiness

C

so get up off your ass
    F     Am

and go out-side
Am                    F              Dm

I promise that you'll never see more clear
      C

don't be afraid to live
                F

go find out who you truly are
             Am                Dm

cause no one needs to know you more
              C

than you you, my dear



Interlude 2: 

C F Am Dm

Am F Am Dm C




C

You know I've made my bad decisions
    F

and I can live with that
Am

cause even on the worst days
Dm

life's never all that bad
F

to feel the starlight on a fright train
Am

see the sunrise on the road
Dm

so xxxxxxx beautiful
                      C

and it never will get old

             F

Unlike these darkrooms
     Am                Dm

with cracked walls and carpets
   F         Am              Dm

so stagnant, alone, grey and cold
    C                 F

and every time I come back
         Am            Dm

one less tree one more road
        Am            Dm      C

I don't think this is home any-more



Interlude 3: 

C F Am F

C F Am Dm C




   C                           F

So tear down and clear out and build up
                Am                  Dm

why can't these people just be satis-fied?
           C

cause they need another strip mall
         F

and they need another lane
        Am             Dm              C

on that road that over beauty has been paved


    C                      F

And I can't help but think about
        Am                         Dm

do they understand what they've des-troyed?
        C         F

another farm road replaced
       Am         Dm

with a toll way to-day
           Am           Dm       C

this don't feel like my home any-more



         C

So as of late the only words
       F

that I sing are of
        Am 

gettin' back to you
            Dm

and outta here
                 C          C

cause I've been down on my health

    F           F

and down on my luck
    Am          Dm          C

and you make me feel better dear.



Outro: 

C F Am Dm 

Am F Am Dm C