Chorus:
D E F#m
Iʼll take you drunk Iʼll take you stoned
D E F#m
Iʼll take you back long as you come home
D E F#m
Iʼd rather Go through hell then let you go
D E E
ʼCause those gas station flowers are better than
F#m Em A D
Being alone
F#m Em A D D F#m E A E E
Verse:
F#m
Quick Stop sack in your left hand
D A
Lucky Strikes hot on your breath
D A
A scratch off ticket and
E
A sixteen ounce High Life can
F#m A
Betcha saw them in the checkout line
D A
Carnations three ninety-nine
D A
A cellophaned wrapped afterthought
E
But hey thatʼs fine at least theyʼre mine
Chorus:
D E F#m
Iʼll take you drunk Iʼll take you stoned
D E F#m
Iʼll take you back long as you come home
D E F#m
Iʼd rather Go through hell then let you go
D Bm A E
ʼCause those gas station flowers are better than
F#m
Being alone
F#m Em A D D F#m E A D D
Verse:
F#m A
Theyʼll only last a couple days
D A
Just like the promises you break
D A
But when weʼre making love it makes
E
The bad times seem okay
F#m A
You bring your demons home at night
D A
Theyʼre sitting pretty in a pipe
D A
But any better
E
When Iʼm sleeping next to mine
Chorus:
D E F#m
Iʼll take you drunk Iʼll take you stoned
D E F#m
Iʼll take you back long as you come home
D E F#m
Iʼd rather Go through hell then let you go-oo
D Bm A E
Thosehose gas station flowers are better than
F#m Em A D
Being alooooo-o-o-o-o-one
F#m Em A D D
Being aloooooone
Bridge:
Em D
I could hide your shoes, I could hide your keys
A
But I know that youʼll always find a way to leave
Em D
I’ll be the welcome mat you need
A
To wipe all that bullshit off your feet
Em D
I know it’s sick, I know it’s weak
A
But it’s been too long, I’m in too deep
Em D
Heʼll probably be the death of you
A
Youʼll be the death of me
Chorus:
D A F#m
Iʼll take you drunk Iʼll take you stoned
D A F#m
Iʼll take you back long as you come home
D A F#m
Iʼd rather Go through hell then let you go
D Bm A E
ʼCause those gas station flowers are better than
Outro:
F#m E A A D
Being a-loooooooooooooone
F#m E A A D
Being a-looooone
F#m E A A D
F#m E A A D
Being alone
