Black Tar & Nicotine(Chords)

	        
Intro: A 

A 
Raised myself for a million lies 
I could sell religion to Jesus Christ 
A broken home, I left behind 
E                        A 
Gave up everything for a couple of lines 

A 
I know my time is growing near 
My heart is empty and there's no tears 
I wasted so many years 
E                          A 
Lost in the bottle 'till I disappeared 

G                        D 
Heading down the same routine 
                              A 
My throne is high just like a king 
G                 A 
But black tar and nicotine 
G                        A 
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams 

A 
The world out there is bitter cold 
Filled my pockets with blood and stone 
The streets I grew up on, I called home 
E                     A 
Friends I had left me long ago 

G                    D 
Running far and in-between 
                     A 
I had it all at seventeen 
G                 A 
But black tar and nicotine 
G                        A 
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams 

Solo  A 

D                              A 
One day heaven came to take my pain 
E                                                  A 
With a fist full of pills and a needle stuck in my vein 
D                                A 
Tears roll down like sweat on my face 
E 
I didn't know what to do 'cause I was afraid 

A 
I'm sitting alone in this motel room 
Paper thin walls and a rack for my shoes 
Don't know where I'm going next 
E              A 
Now I lay here in this bed 

G                    A 
'Cause black tar and nicotine 
G                        A 
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams 
G                    A 
'Cause black tar and nicotine 
G                        A 
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams 
G                    A 
'Cause black tar and nicotine 
G                        A 
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams 
G                    A 
'Cause black tar and nicotine 
G                        A 
Shot me in the heart and killed my dreams
	        

Written by Linda Perry