| A | |
| She was all alone at half past four, |
| A | |
| At an all night small town convenience store, |
| Bm | A | |
| When he walked in and locked the door beh | ind him, |
| (verse 2) |
| A | |
| She ducked down behind the counter, |
| A | |
| He said get up I know you're down there, |
| Bm | A | |
| And I've got a gun just hold on I'll f | ind it, |
| (bridge) |
| D | E | A | E | F#m | |
| He fu | mbled through the poc | kets of his fa | ded de | nim jac | ket, |
| D | E | A | E | F#m | E | A | E | |
| H | anded her a n | ote and said Yo | u'd better d | o exa | ctly what it s | ays, |
| E | |
| And she read, |
| (chorus) |
| A | Bm | |
| N | obody love nobody gets h | urt, |
| D | E | |
| She loo | ked at him with a ner | vous grin, |
| A | |
| And she pointed to that word, |
| D | E | |
| He said w | hat the hell | I can't spell, |
| A | E | F#m | |
| but y | ou know wh | at I m | eant, |
| E | D | E | A | |
| And she said ye | ah, but that ai | n't wh | at you sai | d, |
| (verse 2) |
| A | |
| She said I don't think you want to do this, |
| A | |
| Sounds to me like there's more to it, |
| Bm | A | |
| He said Spare your views on my abusive ch | ildhood, |
| (verse 3) |
| A | |
| Cause the last time I saw my old man, |
| A | |
| Was in a photograph in our garbage can, |
| Bm | A | |
| He never gave a damn so tell why I sho | uld, |
| (bridge) |
| D | E | A | E | F#m | |
| And y | ou don't know the ha | lf of all the d | emons t | hat I b | attle, |
| D | E | A | E | F#m | |
| And y | ou ain't gonna sa | ve me with your mi | ndless ps | ycob | abble |
| E | |
| I'm damaged go | ods, |
| (chorus) |
| A | Bm | |
| Nobody love and nobody gets h | urt, |
| D | E | |
| And as he wal | ked away in the pouring ra | in, |
| A | |
| She still could hear that word, |
| D | E | |
| He said wh | at the hell | I can't spell, |
| A | E | F#m | |
| But y | ou know w | hat I m | eant, |
| E | D | E | A | |
| And she said y | eah, but that a | in't wh | at you s | aid, |
| E | D | E | A | |
| And she said y | eah but that ai | n't w | hat you s | aid, |