| G | Em | C | |
| h | ere's another s | ong with the f | our |
| D | |
| oldest chords in h | istory |
| G | Em | C | D | |
| i | guess i lost al | l ambition turni | ng left on | Missouri |
| G | Em | |
| i | could have | made it better |
| C | D | |
| b | ut the feelings j | ust aren't there |
| G | Em | |
| m | y heart is | cold and black |
| C | D | |
| b | ut i just don't t | hink i care |
| G | Em | |
| s | o here's to me saying " | fare-thee-well" |
| C | D | |
| a | nd when you hear this song i | hope it hurts |
| Chorus |
| G | Em | |
| e | namel is | stretched too thin |
| C | D | |
| y | ou're beautiful, | but not beneath your skin |
| G | Em | |
| ( | enamel, l | ike insect shells |
| C | D | |
| s | o hollow, l | ike your wedding bells.) |
| Verse 2 (same thing as verse 1) |
| the phone lines down in mexico are |
| slow and maybe tired |
| i think all your devotion, got lost inside |
| the wires |
| well i hope you cannot sleep, and i |
| hope you cannot smile |
| and i hope that you are burdened with |
| your guilt for quite a while |
| i hope you fall in love |
| but i hope your plans are thwarted |
| and i hope that now you're back |
| it's because you were deported |