[Intro]
    B riff (3x)     C#    (4x)
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-7----x--|
B|-4-5-4-4-4-4-7----6--|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----6--|
D|-4h6-4-4-6-4-4----6--|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----4--|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----x--|

[Verse 1]
B
She'll only be a minute
      E                 B
Just going through her hair
B
There's gonna be a wedding
E                B
Wish I could be there
       E  G  E    E  G  E       G A B
But then again: why should I be alone?

[Break]
F#  E
    B riff (3x)     C#    (2x)
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-7----x--|
B|-4-5-4-4-4-4-7----6--|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----6--|
D|-4h6-4-4-6-4-4----6--|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----4--|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----x--|

[Verse 2]
B
Her first man was a sadist
      E                   B
Who drank her tears like wine
B
Until she mixed his coffee
      E             B
With something alkaline
       E  G  E    E  G  E       G      A   B
She left him at the table and slammed the door

[Break]
F#  E    B  C#  B  C#  B  C#

[Chorus]
   B        Ab            E   A
My ancestors have let me down
   B        Ab            E   C#
I asked for fame in every town
B       Ab              E
All along they wear me out
     B        Ab    E
Our ancestors

[Solo break]
B     E    B     E  A

[Verse 3]
B
Only be a minute
  E                 B
Going through her hair
B
I watched another wedding
   E                B
I watched until I cried
       E    G    E    E G E  G  A   B
Over all the loved ones,   men and wives

[Break]
F#  E

[Chorus]
   B        Ab            E   A
My ancestors have let me down
   B        Ab            E   C#
I asked for fame in every town
B       Ab              E
All along they wear me out
   B        Ab            E   A
Our ancestors have let me down
   B        Ab            E   C#
I asked for fame in every town
B       Ab              E
All along they wear me out
    B       Ab  E
My ancestors
Ab    A      E A B
Down, down, down