Cigarettes & Saints

C Am Twice a week I pass by the church that held your funeral G F C And the pastors words come pouring down like rain C Am How he called you a sinner but said now you walk with Jesus G F C So the drugs that took your life arent gonna cause you any pain G F C I dont think he even knew your name G F C G F I refused to kneel or pray. I wont remember you that way C G F But I lit you a candle in every cathedral across Europe G F C I hope you know youre still my patron saint C Am G F I tried to forgive but I cant forget the cigar in his fist G F C I know that they were heartsick but I need someone to blame G F C And I know how they blame me. I know what youd say G F C G F Youd tell me it was your fault. I should put all my arrows away C G Im sure there aint a heaven Am G F But that dont mean I dont like to picture you there G F C I bet youre bumming cigarettes off saints C G Im sure youre still singing Am G F But Ill bet that youre still just a bit out of key G F C With that crooked smile pushing words across your teeth Am G You were heat lightning C G F You were a storm that never rolled in Am G C F You were the northern lights in a southern town, a caustic fleeting thing Am G Ill bury your memories in the garden C G F Ill watch them grow with the flowers in the spring C Ill keep you with me ( C F C F ) C These wolves in their suits and ties F Saying (kid you can trust me.) C Charming southern drawl, sunken eyes F Buying good will in hotel lobbies C F They got fistfuls of pills to make sure you dont hurt no more You dont gotta feel anything C Got their fangs in our veins F Got their voice in our heads F Got our arms in their grips No, we cant shake free C F This god damn machine; hungry and heartless C My whole generation got lost in the margin F We put our faith in you. You turned a profit C F Now were drowning here under your waves C F Drowning held under your waves Drowning here. Drowning here C F You cant have my friends. You cant have my brothers C You cant have my friends. You cant have my brothers F You cant have my friends. You cant have my brothers C You cant have me. No, you cant have me