Intro Am
Verse
Am
Virginia was a lot lizard from F.L.A.
E
She had a compound fracture in the trunk
Am
It started when she run away
D F
Thumbs out on the interstate
E Am
She hitched a ride to misery
Play Verse
Mr. Whirly had a catastrophic incident
He fell into the city by the bay
He liquidated his estate
Now he sleeps upon the Haight
Panhandling misery
Chorus
E
He's gonna get high
Am
When he's low
E Am
The fire burns from better days
E
And she screams why
Am
I said I don't know
D F E
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
Am
Of misery
Play Verse
Vinnie was a hustler out of Amsterdam
He ran the drug cartel in tinseltown
They found him in a Cadillac
Bludgeoned with a baseball bat in the name
Of misery
Play Verse
Gina hit the road to New York City
Mysteriously the night Vinnie croaked
She stopped in Vegas to elope
With Virginia and the dope
And kissed the bride eternally
Play Chorus
And they're gonna get high
When they're low
The fire burns from better days
And he screams why
I said I don't know
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
Of misery
Bridge
Dm E Am
Hell hounds on your trail now once again..boy
Dm E Am
It's groping on your leg until it sleeps
Dm E Am
The emptiness will fill your soul with sorrow
F E
Because it's not what you make, it's what you leave
Play Verse
Play Chorus
And we're gonna get high
When I'm low
The fire burns from better days
And she screams why
I said I don't know
The catastrophic hymns from yesterday
Of misery