They Never Mean What They Say

	  		(Bass) 
F# 
Got on the train come 
    C# 
She went out to the city 
B                    F# 
Lookin' for a better job 

F# 
He was in trouble 
   C# 
He said over the siren 
   B                        F# 
"I love you, but I'm just a slob" 

F# 
This is hardage 
     C# 
Its something to remember 
      B                    F# 
The theatre is for wasting time 

F# 
Working is lousy 
    C# 
And college is for quitters 
     B                   F# 
Some symmetry is hard to find 

(enter piano and guitar) 
F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B 
Worn the sole off my shoes 
F# 
I'm rustled and torn 
B 
Short of nothing to lose 
F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B                            F# 
Sick of all these people 


F# 
Go out your front door 
       C# 
You'll never be so sorry 
    B                      F# 
The city life can make you born 

     F# 
When I was a child 
  C# 
I never stop to question 
     B                       F# 
Just what on earth I do this for 

F# 
Looking in the corner 
  C# 
A quiet television 
B                        F# 
Remember when you saw me there? 

F# 
Kissing your ass for 
  C# 
A 100 thousand questions 
  B                        F# 
I miss it, but I just don't care 

F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B 
Worn the sole off my shoes 
F# 
I'm rustled and torn 
B 
Short of nothing to lose 
F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B                            B 
Sick of all these people 

           B 
They never mean what they say 
           A#m 
They never say they mean 
          G#m  
They only want you to give in 
          G#m 
I wish to god that I could meet somebody  
     F#           B 
That I could just spend 
              F#           B          B 
Somebody that I could just spend 

(guitar solo) 
F# C# B F# C# B F# C# B F# C# B 

F# 
I'm on the new love 
    C#              
I'm looking to get better 
      B                       F# 
Think maybe you could show me how? 

   F# 
If you really love me 
     C# 
Quit petting for affection 
    B                           F# 
And burn the fucking house down now 

F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B 
Worn the sole off my shoes 
F# 
I'm rustled and torn 
B 
short of nothing to lose 
F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B                            B 
Sick of all these people 

           B 
They never mean what they say 
           A#m 
They never say they mean 
          G#m  
They only want you to give in 
          G#m 
I wish to god that I could meet somebody  
     F#           B 
That I could just spend 
              F#           B          B 
Somebody that I could just spend 

F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B 
Worn the sole off my shoes 
F# 
I'm rustled and torn 
B 
Short of nothing to lose 
F# 
I'm tired and battered 
B                            B 
Sick of all these people 

           B 
They never mean what they say 
           A#m 
They never say they mean 
          G#m  
They only want you to give in 
          G#m 
I wish to god that I could meet somebody  
     F#           B 
That I could just spend 
              F#           B          B 
Somebody that I could just spend             (Repeat this and end on F#m)