| G | F | C | Am | |
| We met some time a | go, when we we | re almost young |
| Bm | Am | F | G | |
| I | t never crossed | my mind to ask, where did you | come from? |
| G | F | C | Am | |
| I didn't have much | money, so I s | tole you a rose |
| Bm | Am | F | G | |
| Yo | u were dressed like an or | phan, in Salvation | Army clothes |
| Pre-Chorus 1: |
| D | C | G | C | |
| I never thought I'd | lose ya, no - I'd | rather go blind |
| D | C | G | C | |
| I thought I saw the | future, but the f | ortune teller lied |
| Chorus 1: |
| C | Dm | F | C | |
| Your love was my salvati | on, it could alwa | ys get me high |
| C | Dm | F | C | |
| What was once holy water, ta | stes like | bitter wine |
| G | F | C | Am | |
| I know I wasn't fu | nny, but you l | aughed at all my | jokes |
| Bm | Am | F | G | |
| W | hen I was choking on t | he words to say, you shoved your fing | er down my throat |
| G | F | C | Am | |
| The first night I | said I loved y | ou, you told me | to go to hell |
| Bm | Am | F | G | |
| Y | ou were giving me hea | d, on that creaky, old bed at the O | l' Duvol Motel |
| Pre-Chorus 2: |
| D | C | G | C | |
| Just like everyt | hing ,even good l | ove has to die |
| D | C | G | C | |
| Ain't no sy | mpathy when | it says goodbye |
| **Chorus 1 |
| **Solo: Am C Am C Am F F C |
| **Pre-Chorus 2 |
| Am | C | Dm | F | C | |
| No one even cried, we | 're one of a kind, one of a kind |
| Chorus 2: |
| C | Dm | F | C | |
| Love left me stranded at the st | ation and the last | train's gone by |
| C | Dm | F | C | |
| What was once holy water, ta | stes like | bitter wine |
| Chorus 3: |
| C | Dm | F | C | |
| Your love was my salvation, | it could alway | s get me high |
| C | Dm | F | C | |
| You take the "bag" of holy water, | now all that's l | eft is bitter wine |
| Ending: C F C |