Discarded

Am G Am F G Am Am Next play the walkup riff followed by these chords: G F Am Am G F G Am It's hard and uneasy, livin' in this skipped over town Am G F G Am Once was called a music city since has been scaled down (MAIN RIFF 1x) G F Am Am G F G Am The oil that once was pavement, the mud that once was brick Am G F G Am Engulfs the gossamer river like hot wax on a wick C G What once was grey is now greyer, F E What once was cloudy is gone Am G The streets are all layered F G Am With discarded honky tonk songs F G Am Discarded honky tonk songs (MAIN RIFF 3x) G F Am VERSE 3 LYRICS (Same chords as other VERSES): Am G Everyone fears the color scarlet F G Am With a misguided prejudice Am G They all point their crooked little fingers F G Am At the high school reading list (MAIN RIFF 1x) G F Am Am G F G Am Am G F G Am C G F E C G F G Am (MAIN RIFF 3x) G F Am "See my mule don't like people laughin'. Gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it."