D      D/A          D           D/A
 We were only supposed to go out for the night,
          D          D/A       D           
 But it's been a few hours now since it got light -
         A7            Gmin7                          D      D/A    D    D/A
 We're a mess, and the worst part is we couldn't care less.
         D            D/A          D          D/A
 There's water in the ash-tray and ash in the sink,
     D               D/A                  D         
 The carpet's mostly soaking, but there's nothing to drink -
         A7               Gmin7                      D
 We're a state, and we're starting to regret staying awake.


          G   F#     Bm        A     Em
 And I'll pay for my sins when I get paid,
           G  F#      Bm         A     Em
 I'll stop talking to girls when I get laid.
               G    F#          Bm     A     Em
 I should have gone home when I could, but I stayed.
            G             A            D      D/A    D    D/A
 But then I never was the clever one.


 We were only supposed to go out for the night,
 I did my best to go home but in the end I lost the fight with myself -
 To be honest I was hoping I'd go home with someone else.
 And right about now I should be starting my day,
 But instead I am sat here downing the dregs of yesterday,
 All the while trying to prop up both ends of my smile.


          G   F#     Bm        A     Em
 And I'll pay for my sins when I get paid,
           G  F#      Bm         A     Em
 I'll stop talking to girls when I get laid.
               G    F#          Bm     A     Em
 I should have gone home when I could, but I stayed.
            G             A         
 But then I never was the clever one.
     C          G          D            C
 But always the one to not see that I'm done and
   G          A               D      D7
 I need to go home and get to sleep,
 C          G               D          C
 Always the last to see the moment has passed and
   G         A        Bm       E
 I need to admit my defeat.
         G                 A
 And I'm lonely - there, I said it.
     G                          A
 I'm lonely, but it's hard to admit it
      D        C                  G            A               D      D/A    D    D/A
 When everbody thinks that you're fine all the time and you're not.


            [see tab]
 So we were only supposed to go out for the night...
     [see tab]                                G     G/F#
 But who am I kidding? Try as I might I can't stop
            Em           A          D      D7
 Until I've squeezed out every last drop.


          G   F#     Bm        A     G     
 And I'll pay for my sins when I get paid
       G/F#         Em          A
 But I don't have a penny to my name.
           G  F#      Bm         A     G
 I'll stop talking to girls when I get laid
       G/F#          Em         A
 But I haven't had a shower for days.
             G    F#          Bm          E
 I should've gone home when I could but I stayed,
          G       A
 And so I stay up alone,
         G         A
 And set off on my own
        G               A7              D
 To the station where I catch the first train.



the last verse goes something like:

E|---------5-------3-----------2-------------------|
B|---------6-------5-----------3-------------------|
G|---------0-------0-----------2-------------------|
D|-----------------------------0-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   we were only supposed to go out for the night...