Intro: [G] [Em]

She's waiting for me when I get home from work

[C]But things just ain't the [G]same [Gsus4]

[G]She turns out the light and [D]cries in the [Dsus4]dark [C]

[C]Won't answer when I call her [D]name

[C]On the stairs I smoke a [D] cigarette a-[G]lone [E] [D] [C]

[C]The Mexican kids are shooting [D]fireworks be-[Dsus4]low

[G]Hey, baby, it's the [Em]Fourth of July

[G]Hey, baby, it's the [Em]Fourth of July

[G]She gives me her cheek when I [D]want her [Dsus4]lips [C]

And [C]I don't have the strength to [G]go [Gsus4]

[G]On the lost side of town in a [D]dark apart-[Dsus4]ment [C]

[C]We gave up trying so long a-[D]go

[C]On the stairs I smoke a [D] cigarette a-[G]lone [E] [D] [C]

[C]The Mexican kids are shooting [D]fireworks be-[Dsus4]low

[G]Hey, baby, it's the [Em]Fourth of July

[G]Hey, baby, it's the [Em]Fourth of July

[C]Whatever happened, I [D] apologize [E] [D] [C]

[C]So dry your tears and baby, [D]walk outside

[D]It's the Fourth of [G]July

[C]On the stairs I smoke a [D] cigarette a-[G]lone [E] [D] [C]

[C]The Mexican kids are shooting [D]fireworks be-[Dsus4]low

[G]Hey, baby, it's the [Em]Fourth of July

[G]Hey, baby, it's the [Em]Fourth of July