Headlights Chords

Headlights (Eminem feat. Nate Ruess)
 
Tabbed by Miles.
Thanks to Antoning and Nico Burbano.
 
CAPO: II
 
       A       E       D      F#m      E7
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B|-----2-------0-------3-------2-------0------|
G|-----2-------1-------2-------2-------1------|
D|-----2-------2-------0-------4-------0------|
A|-----0-------2---------------4-------2------|
E|-------------0---------------2-------0------|
 
 
[Intro]
 A                    E
Mom, I know I let you down
                D
And though you say the days are happy
            E
Why is the power off, and I'm fucked up?
     A                     E
And mom, I know he's not around
               D
But don't you place the blame on me
        E
As you pour yourself another drink and
 
 
[Hook]
D                     E           A  E
I guess we are who we are
D                                            E          A   E
Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on
D                      E
Maybe we took this too far
 
 
[Verse 1]
          A
I went in headfirst, never thinking about who what I said hurt, 
   E
in what verse. My mom probably got it the worst
                 D
The brunt of it, but as stubborn as we are. Did I take it too far?
                E
Cleaning out my closet and all them other songs but regardless I don't hate you cause ma!
A
You're still beautiful to me, cause you're my mom
       E
Though far be it for you to be calling, my house was Vietnam
       D
Desert Storm and both of us put together can form an atomic bomb
              E
Equivalent to Chemical warfare and forever we can drag this on and on but, 
A
agree to disagree. That gift from me up under the 
E
Christmas tree don't mean shit to me. You're kicking me out? 
                         D
It's 15 degrees and it's Christmas Eve (little prick just leave) ma,
                              E
Let me grab my fucking coat. Anything to have each other's goats, 
                                      A
Why we always at each others throats? Especially when dad, he fucked us both.
                                E
We're in the same fucking boat. You'd think that it'd make us close (nope),
                            D
Further away that drove us, but together headlights shine a car full of belongings
            E
Still got a ways to go, back to grandma's house it's straight up the road
              A
And I was the man of the house, the oldest so my shoulders carried the weight of the load
E
Then Nate got taken away by the state at 8 years old, 
    D
and that's when I realized you were sick and it wasn't fixable 
   E
or changable and to this day we remained estranged and I hate it though, but
 
 
[Hook]
D                     E           A   E
I guess we are who we are
D                                            E          A          E
Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on
D                      E
Maybe we took this too far
 
 
[Verse 2]
A
  Cause to this day we remain estranged and I hate it though
E
 Cause you ain't even get to witness your grand baby's growth
D
But I'm sorry mama for Cleaning Out My Closet, 
                  E
At the time I was angry. Rightfully maybe so, never meant that far to take it though, 
      A
Cause now I know it's not your fault, and I'm not making jokes
E
That song I no longer play at shows and I cringe every time it's 
       D
on the radio and I think of Nathan being placed in a home and
E
All the medicine you fed us on, how I just wanted you to taste your own, but
A                                              E
Now the medications taken over and your mental states deteriorating slow
                                        D
And I'm way too old to cry, that shit's painful though but ma, I forgive you, 
                   E
So does Nathan yo. All you did, all you said, you did your best to raise us both
A
Foster care, that cross you bare, few may be as heavy as yours
E
But I love you Debbie Mathers, oh what a tangled web we have, cause
D
One thing I never asked was where the fuck my deadbeat dad was
E
Fuck it I guess he had trouble keeping up with every address
A
But I'd have flipped every mattress, every rock and desert cactus
E
Own a collection of maps and followed my kids to the edge of the atlas
    D
Someone ever moved them from me? That you could bet your ass's
     E
If I had to come down the chimney dressed as Santa, kidnap them
    A
And although one has met their grandma
         E
Once you pulled up in our drive one nights as we were leaving to get some hamburgers
D
Me, her and Nate, we introduced you, hugged you
           E
And as you left I had this overwhelming sadness come over me
A
As we pulled off to go our separate paths, and
             E
I saw your headlights as I looked back
                                        D
And I'm mad I didn't get the chance to thank you for being my Mom and my Dad
                 E
So Mom, please accept this as a tribute I wrote this on the jet
                  F
I guess I had to get this off my chest
                                              G
I hope I get the chance to lay it before I'm dead
                                                               A
The stewardess said to fasten my seatbelt, I guess we're crashing
                                       E
So if I'm not dreaming, I hope you this message
                                                       D
That I'll always love you from afar, cause you're my mama...
 
 
[Hook]
D                     E           A   E
I guess we are who we are
D                                            E          A          E
Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on
D                      E
Maybe we took this too far
 
 
[Verse 3]
              A
I want a new life
               F#m
One without a cause
                      D
So I'm coming home tonight
                         E7
Well no matter what the cost
                       A
And if the plane goes down
                             F#m
And if the crew can't wake me up
                        D
Just know that I was alright
                         E7
And I was not afraid to die
                         A
Even if there's songs to sing
                      F#m
My children will carry me
                     D
Just know that I'm alright
                    E7
I was not afraid to die
                          A
Because I put my faith in my new girl
                   F#m
So I never say goodbye cruel world
                     D
Just know that I'm alright
                   E7
I am not afraid to die
 
 
[Hook]
D                     E           A   E
I guess we are who we are
D                                            E          A          E
Headlights shining in the dark night I drive on
D                      E
Maybe we took this too far
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