Anesthesia

Bm A G A Bm A G A Bm A G She wore a half smile, always laughing in the wind Bm A G A I know it sounds cliche but it's all true Bm A G A I know it sounds cliche but I love you Bm A G She wore an old black trenchcoat, to cover up her skin Bm A G A She weren't no fool, she didn't let anybody in Bm A G A Pulled off the highway, they strip searched the van Bm A G A All the cops were so bored in Ashland...Ohio G A D D/A G And they believe you if you swear you're telling lies D G A A A A Anesthetized by the violence, they are clapping their hands Bm Bm Bm F# Bm A G She took a picture of every town that she'd been through Bm A G A An antique postcard store in her mind's eye Bm A G A And tipped her hat to the passers by Bm A G A And cried for God, and god for man, Malcom X Billy Graham Bm A G A They cried out, "I don't know you from Eve, Madam!" G A D D/A G And they believe you if you swear you're telling lies D G A A A A Anesthetized by the violence, they are clapping their hands Bm Bm Bm F# Bm A G A Bm A G Stripped to her senses, she wanted to go home Bm A G A Sometimes he'd take her there Bm A G A Sometimes he'd just kept on drinking, sometimes to Bm A G A Despair Bm A G And she wore a half smile, always laughing in the wind Bm A G A I know it sounds cliche but it's all true Bm A G A I know it sounds cliche, but I love you G A D D/A G And they believe you if you swear you're telling lies D G A A A A Anesthetized by the violence, they are clapping their hands Bm A G A Bm A G A Bm A G A A Em F#m