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A C#m-F#m  E/G#-A (with voices...)   Shut up!   ( E A ) x4 

E                         A 
She wanted to be a nun until that fateful day we met 
E                      A 
I beat the crucifix in a, game of, Rus-sian roul-ette 
E                             A 
I burned my Beatles records, 'cause she hated number nine 
E                                  A 
She licked rock cocaine suckers, laughed, said her mom's doing mine 

F#m                  A          F#m               A 
Well, are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned? 
                          E   A                    
Because I can't take it alone,  I can't take it alone 
   A NC 
I hope I didn't just give away the ending 

E                               A 
We started limping, caught the handicap shuttle to town 
E                                   A                                  E 
And yelled "God's healed us" as we ran off, the bus the driver just, frowned 
                          A 
By the way this girl was sexy and she wouldn't touch you 
E                             A 
That may not be true, but I said it so you'd feel involved with this song 

F#m           A           F#m               A 
Are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned? 
                          E   A                  E 
Because I can't take it alone, I can't take it alone 
   A NC 
I hope I didn't just give away the ending 

E                        A 
We caught a fey taxi driver, I smiled the ride was free 
E                           A 
I felt like Amsterdam, she want'd more drugs and maybe me 
E                         A 
I told her dealer I was broke, he hired a camera man 
E                        A 
We did a porno film for coke, I hear I'm big in Japan 

F#m           A           F#m               A 
Are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned? 
                          E   A                  E 
Because I can't take it alone, I can't take it alone 
   A NC 
I hope I didn't just give away the ending 

E                             A 
We went back to her kitchen, put the coke all in a can 
E         NC                A 
Tied up a T.V minister, in walked her dad 
E                            A 
He started drinking coffee, too much sugar on the go 
E                               A 
He fell dead on the floor, he thought the coke was sweet'n'low 

F#m                  A          F#m               A 
Well are you an illusion, or am I just getting stoned? 
                         E 
Bah bah bah bah-bah bah bah 

E (hold)                 A (hold) 
Boy was she upset, but then she stole her dad's wallet and 
E (hold)                         A (hold) 
I drove him to the hospital, to sell all of his donatable body parts 
E (hold)                           A (hold) 
And this is where she dies, they brought a depressed junkie in 
E (hold)                     A (hold) 
She shot his Cyanide up, I guess she thought it was Errol Flynn 
F#m                   A       F#m                A 
I'm blamed in the confusion, the po-lice being phoned 
              A                          F#m 
I don't even love you, we weren't even friends 
                                 E   A                           E    A 
It's just that I can't take it alone, Uh, huh, I can't take it alone 
   E                                          A          
I hope I didn't just give away the ending, I hope I didn't just give away the ending (3x) 
E                       A                               E 
Aw Jesus, Ah shit!  I think I just gave away the ending