[Intro] (Raw electric guitar hum, room noise, slow blues groove) (Em — G — D — A) [Verse 1] (Loose live-band feel, dusty guitar tone, warm bass) (Em — G — D — A) I got smoke in my lungs And rain in my shoes Whole city keeps talkin’ Like it’s got nothin’ to lose That old jukebox trembles Like a sinner in church And these midnight saints Still wear heartbreak like dirt [Pre-Chorus] (Subtle organ rise, restrained drums) (C — G — D) Every streetlight flickers Like it knows my name Every scar I carry Still burns the same [Chorus] (Big blues-rock release, gritty vocals, emotional guitar bends) (Em — C — G — D) Oh Lord, these nights keep draggin’ me under Like a train rollin’ straight through my soul I keep pourin’ whiskey on the thunder Tryin’ to warm a heart gone cold And every broken hallelujah Still rattles through these bones Yeah the devil knows my footsteps But heaven ain’t forgot me yet [Verse 2] (Harmonica texture, dirty snare tone) (Em — G — D — A) Bartender keeps laughin’ Like sorrow pays the rent And every tired stranger here Looks halfway heaven-sent Your memory hits harder Than Tennessee rye Still hear your voice singin’ Through the static in my mind [Bridge] (Almost stripped down to voice, guitar, organ) (C — G — Em — D) Maybe we were wildfire Maybe we were smoke Maybe all this hurtin’ Just proves my heart still broke [Final Chorus] (Full emotional climax, soulful backing vocals) (Em — C — G — D) Oh Lord, these nights keep draggin’ me under But I still got fire left to burn And every lost soul in this barroom Knows some dreams never return Still I sing into the darkness Like salvation might appear Yeah the devil walks beside me But I ain’t disappearin’ here [Outro] (Slow fading guitar bends, room ambience, glass clink) (Em) The neon dies slow tonight But I’m still breathin’