Intro: Dm--Bb--Gm--Bb-C- x4 D
Verse 1:
You say you're [Dm]happy
but you look so [Bb]sad[Dm]
Did you [F]think I would
keep this bitter tongue
behind [Dm]crooked teeth
and angry gums? Now
you're [Bb]upset but you've
[C]gotta admit it's catchy
Refrain 1:
[Dm] Not that I [Gm]think
you care but [C]I
don't feel right
[F]being here[A] [Dm] I'm
not gonna [Gm]make
it after [A]all
Chorus 1:
I am the last
of [Dm]my kind
Just a [Gm]yank in
southern [C]battlefields
[A] Behind enemy [Dm]lines
and a[Gm]lone to find
out [C]how I wound up
[A]here Every mis[Bb]take
a reason to [C]run
but a good [A]soldier
marches [Dm]on knowing
the [Bb]worst may be
C Dm Bb Gm Bb C x2 D
still yet to come
Verse 2:
You don't want to
[Dm]hear it when you
could be [Bb]wrong[Dm]
What's a [F]house? A
bed? A pillow? A
shed? If you [Dm]got no
trust then you got
no chance You've
got [Bb]problems and
your [C]bags are
getting heavy
Refrain 2:
[Dm] Not that I [Gm]think
you care but [C]I
don't feel right
[F]being here[A] [Dm] I
don't think I'll
[Gm]make it after [A]all
Chorus 2:
I am the last
of [Dm]my kind
Just a [Gm]yank in
southern [C]battlefields
[A] Behind enemy [Dm]lines
and a[Gm]lone to find
out [C]how I wound up
[A]here Every mis[Bb]take
a reason to [C]run
but a good [A]soldier
marches [Dm]on knowing
the [Bb]worst may be
still yet to [C]come
Bridge:
It was [F]right before
our [Dm]eyes I am [Dm]sorry
but I [Gm]had to [C]write
this [F]song about
how [Dm]you were wrong
I'm not even [Dm]sure
you were but [Gm]dear
that's[C] how I [F]cope
It's all I [Dm]know
Now we're both
[Dm]casualties in
[Gm]this and [C]Every [F]kiss
and every [Dm]word they
were [Dm]bullets spraying
Gm C Dm Bb Gm Bb C Dm Bb Gm(hold)
hazardly from lips
Chorus 3:
I am the last
of [Dm]my kind
Just a [Gm]yank in
southern [C]battlefields
[A] Behind enemy [Dm]lines
and a[Gm]lone to find
out [C]how I wound up
[A]here Every mis[Bb]take
a reason to [C]run
but a good [A]soldier
marches [Dm]on knowing
the [Bb]worst may be
still yet to [C]come
the [Bb]worst may be
still yet to [C]come
Outro:
Dm Bb Gm Bb C x2
Verse 1:
You say you're [Dm]happy
but you look so [Bb]sad[Dm]
Did you [F]think I would
keep this bitter tongue
behind [Dm]crooked teeth
and angry gums? Now
you're [Bb]upset but you've
[C]gotta admit it's catchy
Refrain 1:
[Dm] Not that I [Gm]think
you care but [C]I
don't feel right
[F]being here[A] [Dm] I'm
not gonna [Gm]make
it after [A]all
Chorus 1:
I am the last
of [Dm]my kind
Just a [Gm]yank in
southern [C]battlefields
[A] Behind enemy [Dm]lines
and a[Gm]lone to find
out [C]how I wound up
[A]here Every mis[Bb]take
a reason to [C]run
but a good [A]soldier
marches [Dm]on knowing
the [Bb]worst may be
C Dm Bb Gm Bb C x2 D
still yet to come
Verse 2:
You don't want to
[Dm]hear it when you
could be [Bb]wrong[Dm]
What's a [F]house? A
bed? A pillow? A
shed? If you [Dm]got no
trust then you got
no chance You've
got [Bb]problems and
your [C]bags are
getting heavy
Refrain 2:
[Dm] Not that I [Gm]think
you care but [C]I
don't feel right
[F]being here[A] [Dm] I
don't think I'll
[Gm]make it after [A]all
Chorus 2:
I am the last
of [Dm]my kind
Just a [Gm]yank in
southern [C]battlefields
[A] Behind enemy [Dm]lines
and a[Gm]lone to find
out [C]how I wound up
[A]here Every mis[Bb]take
a reason to [C]run
but a good [A]soldier
marches [Dm]on knowing
the [Bb]worst may be
still yet to [C]come
Bridge:
It was [F]right before
our [Dm]eyes I am [Dm]sorry
but I [Gm]had to [C]write
this [F]song about
how [Dm]you were wrong
I'm not even [Dm]sure
you were but [Gm]dear
that's[C] how I [F]cope
It's all I [Dm]know
Now we're both
[Dm]casualties in
[Gm]this and [C]Every [F]kiss
and every [Dm]word they
were [Dm]bullets spraying
Gm C Dm Bb Gm Bb C Dm Bb Gm(hold)
hazardly from lips
Chorus 3:
I am the last
of [Dm]my kind
Just a [Gm]yank in
southern [C]battlefields
[A] Behind enemy [Dm]lines
and a[Gm]lone to find
out [C]how I wound up
[A]here Every mis[Bb]take
a reason to [C]run
but a good [A]soldier
marches [Dm]on knowing
the [Bb]worst may be
still yet to [C]come
the [Bb]worst may be
still yet to [C]come
Outro:
Dm Bb Gm Bb C x2
