E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------0h2-------------| x5
A|-0h1h2-----------------|
E|-----------------------|

Em C
Here there is no revelry
G D
The sadness needs no leavening
Em C G D
So loose your boots and sit yourself down
Em C
Deep inside the water tank
G D
Over by the riverbank
Em C G D
There I saw my little girl drown

Bm,
Call it a detour
C
Ugly and impure
G D
Save yourself
Em

C
Where is the life line
D
Here on the highline
G D
Save yourself

Em

Riff x2

Em C
I came back here at 24
G D
My friends all say what you're doing this for
Em C G D
Well my father died and passed this shit to me
Em C
Rub my hands in turpentine
G D
My prospect's now being undermined
Em C G D
With bankers knocking daily at my door


Bm,
Call it a detour
C
Ugly and impure
G D
Save yourself
Em

C
Where is the life line
D
Here on the highline
G D
Save yourself

Em

Bridge - Em C G D x2

Riff x4

Em C
Lost inside the peloton
G D
With the Jerry Lewis telethon
Em C G D
Ticking soft till I fall fast asleep
Em C
Slipped away with candlelight
G D
Leather chaps and cattle drives
Em C G D
This is not the life I meant to lead

Bm,
Call it a detour
C
Ugly and impure
G D
Save yourself
Em

C
Where is the life line
D
Here on the highline
G D
Save yourself

Em