The Hold Steady – Denver Haircut (Guitar)

E
He shaved his head at the airport

                                 B
In a bar at the end of the concourse

A
He said "You're kind of catching me at a transitional time

      B            C#m            B
I'm a bright light burning into a dark horse."

E
She said "I'll strap on the saddle

                                         B
And I'm sorry but this city's a cesspool

A
I've kissed and I've cackled with half of these jackals

A
Still couldn't get any jet fuel."

A
Walked her out to the taxis, took her out to some parties

A
Found a man with a handful huddled over some car keys

A
It doesn't have to be pure, it doesn't have to be perfect

F#m          A         E
Just sort of has to be worth it

A
A Residence Inn at the top of the exit

B           C#m           B
You pay the admission and here's what you get

E
The stench of death in the credits

E
The montage set to the Time of Your Life

A
A shot in the dark in a bar that's too bright

A
A window sucking up all the available light, right?

A
And a clock on the bed stand with a cord to connect it

A
Liberty and Justice into Master of Puppets

A
Rolling off of the mattress, waking up on the carpet

F#m          A         E
It shouldn't have to be perfect

G#m
He said he can't read the paper, it's not worth the trouble

C#m
Finds out about funerals from the blasts of the bugles

A
Wherever he goes he always orders the usual, he likes to see what they'll bring him

E
In five hours on the carpet

E
He visits six different planets

A
On a spaceship shaped like a Gibson Marauder

A
The pilot kinda looked like Kirk Hammett

A
While he was floating in space that chick took his wallet

A
Wasn't really a date, wasn't sure what to call it

A
That same stupid feeling but he likes his new haircut

A
It doesn;t have to be pure

A
It doesn't have to be perfect

A                      E
Just sort of has to be worth it