The Hold Steady – Carlos Is Crying (Guitar)

     C                                                 G  Ab
The singer kind of slaughtered "I Wanna Be Your Lover"

    Am
And someone went to fetch a few more pitchers

    C                                                             G          Ab  Am
It wasn't all that crowded because the softball games had washed out in the rain

     Bb                                                            F
I'd slipped out of my shift on some sort of screw-up with the schedule

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There's a couple newer places by the river but Skippers is mainly where we hang

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Carlos had been distant since his sister went to Denver with that dickhead

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The dude claimed he was a carpenter but no one ever saw him pound a nail

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And Carlos knew his sister was old enough to make her own decisions

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But he hopes she isn't home when they finally come to take that jerk to jail

     C
Now Carlos starts crying

    Bb
And every single person at the table stops talking

          F
And he's sobbing and shaking

          C                 Bb
But it's different for boys

         C
He said how did this happen?

        Bb
Are you sure we're even asking all the pertinent questions?

 F
Turn on the burner and the butter will blacken

      C                                 Bb
Don't act like this was even our choice

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Mickey got up to get some money to put into the jukebox

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The waitress brought some water and then quickly scurried off back towards the bar

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Carlos didn't even seem to care who was taking in the breakdown

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I asked him if he wanted me to offer to walk him to his car

         C
He said how did we get here?

      Bb
Then you got your license and then graduation

         F
Then I changed medications and everything after

           C                    Bb
Went sideways including tonight

     C
You had a Screamer with trackers and OJs

      Bb
And I had a Steadham with Bones and a dome tail

         F
And if failure's a trick then we learned pretty quick

         C
It just took a few times to get right

                  G
Man, we used to glide

                          Bb
We used to hang like the smoke

                         G
We'd show off for my sister

                           Bb
We didn't mind being broke

    C                                        F
Now every conversation I have is about money

        C                                                F
And I leave home in the morning but then I just keep driving

   C                                    F
I kill off the day until you guys stop working

      C
Then pitchers at Skippers

 C
Carlos is crying

         Bb
That he stopped showing up at his job in the morning

          F
And it's been a few weeks

          C
And he's sobbing and shaking

   C
I love you, I feel you

        Bb
You're scared for your sister

  Am
I love you, I feel you

     F
I'm sorry you're hurting

     C
But turn off the burner