| E        | E        | Em/A      | Em/A      | C      | Bsus4     |


[Verse 1]
E                                Em/A
I stayed until the Star-Spangled Banner played
C                      Bsus4
And I couldn't keep my eyes open
E                                   Em/A
I stayed till the buds dried up and fell off on the table
C                        Bsus4
And there was no hope of my saving them
E        Dsus2    Asus2    C
Till the last        levee broke
E       Dsus2           Asus2   C
And the floods came and washed away our home


[Chorus]
E           Asus2
Then it was over
E          Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E               Am7
I finally wised up
               C
But the fact remains
  Bsus4      E       C      Cmaj7
I stayed too long


[Verse 2]
E                             Em/A
I stayed till the last of the bottles was empty
C            Bsus4
And whizzing by my head
E                             Em/A
I stayed till there was no more air in the room
C                      Bsus4
And my tears no longer moved you
E        Dsus2    Asus2      C
Till you lied        and you lied
E       Dsus2        Asus2        C
And you lied and you lied and you lied again


[Chorus]
E           Asus2
Then it was over
E          Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E               Am7
I finally wised up
               C
But the fact remains
  Bsus4      E
I stayed too long
  Bsus4      G#m
I stayed too long


[Bridge]
                A                        E
Next time maybe I will know how to walk away
               Dsus2                C#m
With pride and grace and faith in myself
                F#m                                 G
Knowing how the world works and the way that things change


[Instrumental]

[Guitar solo – 16 bars (one measure per chord)]

| C       | E       | C       | E       |

| C       | E       | C       | E       |

| C       | E       | C       | E       |

| C       | E       | C       | C       |



[Outro]
E        Dsus2    Asus2      C
Till you lied        and you lied
E       Dsus2        Asus2        C
And you lied and you lied and you lied again
E        Dsus2    Asus2      C
Till you lied        and you lied
E       Dsus2        Asus2        C
And you lied and you lied and you lied again
E           Asus2
Then it was over
E          Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E               Am7
I finally wised up
               C
But the fact remains
  Bsus4      E
I stayed too long
E           Asus2
Then it was over
E          Dsus2
And I will never be the same
E               Am7
I finally wised up
               C
But the fact remains
  Bsus4      E
I stayed too long
  Bsus4      E
I stayed too long