Holding A Loaded Gun

D A They sit in the stairwell, scared to speak D His eyes are glued to the floor A Two cups of whiskey mixed with something D She doesn't know, she isn't sure A They think of all the times when they were close D And they could keep each other warm A He sighs and goes to leave D The words don't come as easy no more Em G She goes to the bathroom with her friends D Her face is flushed but it is dark, so they don't see Em G She's tired of complaining but she joins in D Just to be part of the team Em G They list off all the name of all the boys D And all girls who gave them funny looks F# Bm Or who they look at strangely Em And everyone is talking A But no one's saying anything Em And she is overwhelmed again A She thinks that's how it's supposed to be N.C. Hold up Em A Oh baby F#m Bm Em A Why do you keep pushing away from me? D Bm Em I know you like to dance and it hurts A F#m Bm Harder to feel after a bottle of rum Em But don't say you didn't mean it G D When you're holding a loaded gun D A He counts all the creases on his hands D And wonders if they make him strong A He's the only one who's seen the worst of it D And nothing helps at all A He forced himself to stop when he was drunk D And could have run through the wall A I don't see him walking like he used to D He needs to heal a little more Em G But she's still got the world in the palm of her hand D So it seems Em G She's heard all the advice she can for one day D What does any of it mean? Em She's heard that distance tells G F#m But she gets closer and closer to the seams Bm She's read the script and it ends in tragedy Em They're just actors on a stage now A Fighting 'til the blackout Em A But do you hold your ground when you shared space in the same house? Em A Oh baby F#m Bm Em A Why do you keep pushing away from me? D Bm Em I know you like to dance and it hurts A F#m Bm Harder to feel after a bottle of rum Em But don't say you didn't mean it G D When you're holding a loaded gun Em A Oh baby F#m Bm Em A Why do you keep pushing away from me? D Bm Em I know you like to dance and it hurts A F#m Bm Harder to feel after a bottle of rum Em But don't say you didn't mean it G D When you're holding a loaded gun