Piano riff:
E|--14--14--14--14--15--14--14--14--14--12--|
B|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
G|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Verse riff:
E|--4-2-4...--4h7p4-4-2-2\4----------|
B|--------------------------0-0\2----|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

[Intro]
(Drum solo)

[Verse 1]
Em           Em6     Em7         Em6
Blood from a stone,  water from wine.
Em                Em6
Born under an ill-placed sign
Em7             Em6    Em                 Em6
A stroke of bad luck,  wrong place, wrong time.
Em7                 Em6
This flyer is out of the line.

[Chorus]
    D                   G          Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
    D                   G        Em
The story of my life in   trying times.
D               G       Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                    A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.

[Verse 2]
Em         Em6      Em7          Em6
Canary got trapped, the uranium mine.
Em                                 Em6
A stroke of bad luck, now the bird has died.
Em7         Em6  Em                 Em6
a marker to mark where my tears run dry.
Em7                  Em6
I cross it, bless it, alkaline.

[Chorus]
    D                   G          Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
    D                   G        Em
The story of my life in   trying times.
D               G       Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                    A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.

[Instrumental Piano]
(piano and verse riff)

[Verse 3]
Em            Em6             Em7              Em6
I didn't wear glasses cause I thought it might rain.
Em              Em6
Now I can't see anything.
Em7         Em6   Em                 Em6
I made a mistake, chalked it up to design.
Em7                                        Em6
I cracked through time, space, godless and dry.
Em7        Em6     Em           Em6
I point my nose to the northern star,
Em7                                   Em6
And watch the decline from a hazy distance.

[Chorus]
    D                   G          Em
The story is a sad one, told many times.
    D                   G        Em
The story of my life in   trying times.
D               G       Em
Just add water, stir in lime.
D                                    A
How the west was won and where it got us. Ahhh.