Standard (EADGBE)

Drum kit

Electronic drums

Synthesizer

Chords in verses are syncopated.

Intro

rhythm guitar):

Watch your mouth, who-oh-oh

 Because your speech is slurred and I bet you just might swallow your tongue

 (I'm sure you would)

 Want to give up the ghost with just a little more poise than that

 (Well, oh-oh) Was it God who choked in these situations,

Running late? Oh, no, he called in

 (Well, oh-oh) Was it God who choked in these situations,

Running late? Oh, no, he called in

The hospice is

 A relaxing weekend getaway where you're a cut above all the rest

 Sick and sad patients on first-name basis

 With all the top physicians

Prescribed pills to offset the shakes

 To offset the pills, you know you should

 Take it a day

 At a time

That's when you s-s-stuttered something profound

 To the support of the line

 And with the way you've been talking every word

 Gives you a step closer to hell

That's when you s-s-stuttered something profound

To the support of the line

 And with the way you've been talking every word

 Gives you a step closer to hell

Prescribed pills to offset the shakes

 To offset the pills, you know you should

 Take it a day

 At a time

Prescribed pills to offset the shakes

 To offset the pills, you know you should

 Take it a day

 At a time

 I

 Alone in this bed, house and head

 And she never fixed this

 But at least she...

 I

 Alone in this bedroom

 And she never fixed this

 But at least she... (makes me forget)

Prescribed pills to offset the shakes

 To offset the pills, you know you should

 Take it a day

 At a time

Prescribed pills to offset the shakes

 To offset the pills, you know you should

 Take it a day

 At a time

The hospice is

 A relaxing weekend getaway where you're a cut above all the rest

 Sick and sad patients on first-name basis

 With all the top physicians