Key: D
Introduction:
D D/C# D/B D/A G
Well, the last one hurt like hell, knocked the wind right out of my sail
A G
I'll heal up someday, but it's gonna leave a beauty of a scar
D D/C# D/B D/A G
I think I'm gonna get drunk, pull the tire iron outta my trunk
A G A
Bang up all of my fenders, just so they can match my heart
D D/C# D/B D/A G
I'm trying to get my---self an education
D D/C# D/B D/A G A
Cry one more tear towards graduation
A Bm D E7
Every Sunday punch I've thrown has come back around to clean my clock
G A D
The bell is ringin', down at the school of hard knocks
They're gonna inscribe my name on the Bridge Burners Hall of Fame
A G D
A little kiss and a band-aid makes those skinned knees heal up fine
E7 A
But there ain't nothin' gonna heal this heart but time
While I'm trying to get myself an education