[STYLE:ElecBluesRock|DarkBlues|BarroomNoir|SlowShuf|Smoky|Grit] [K:E|76|4/4Shuf|Sw8 55%] [SC:EBlues E-G-A-Bb-B-D|NatMin clr|B7:D#] [HM:V Em7-G-A7-Em7>B7|CH Em7-A7-G-B7|BR Em7-G-A7-Em7] [TUNE:RG/LG Std EADGBE] [VX:Deep male bass-bar|chest-heavy|dark/weathered|low sing-speak|authoritative|restrained rasp|behind beat|sparse vib|blue smears|vintage country-blues gravity|human] [CH:Em7/E5/G/A7/B7|sus/add9 sparse|E/B drone] [GRS:TripShuf|BR HT|sync choke pickups] [RIFF:R1 E-G-A-Bb-B|R2 R1+D-Bb-B|R3 sparse Em7 shuf|R4 A7>B7 turnaround|R5 open CH riff|R6 low-E BR drone|R7 B7 stop-hit|R8 stripped R1 fade] [LOCK:R1|R3 partial|R5 CH|R7 impact] [FCR:IN Em7/E5-G-A7-B7|V Em7-G-A7-Em7>B7|CH Em7-A7-G-B7|V2 same+R3v|BR Em7-G-A7-Em7/B7|FIN B7 hit>Em7-A7-G-B7>Em7|OUT Em7-G-A7-Em7] [RG:Dirty tube+mild fuzz|DP shuf|light PM V|dead strokes|hook chokes|open CH|slides|real L/R takes] [LG:EminPent+Blues|sparse CR|b3>3 bend|Bb>B|slide|dbl-stops|rakes|wide vib|no shred] [BS:Warm drive|mono low|K-lock hooks|walk>A7/B7] [DR:Organic slow shuf|tight SN/rim|loose HH|min fills|1 fill>CH|big crash FIN] [KEYS:Dusty organ low CH/BR] [DYN:IN simmer|V restrained|CH lift|V2 tight|BR drop/HT|FIN heavy|OUT strip] [HUM:Microtime|dyn pick|fret noise|real slides/FB|uncloned doubles|no hard quant|no AI gloss] [MIX:Vox fwd|short room/slap|RG wide LC80-100 mids fwd|LG ctr/offctr|bass mono<120|tight low end|real amp/cab|-10.5LUFS|-1dBTP] [LYRICS LOCKED] [Intro|no vox|amp hum|bottle clink|chair scrape|low gtr moan/slow bends] [Verse 1|gritty sing-speak|grit55|no dbl|sparse adlib|behind beat|nat breaths] Neon buzzing like a bad thought Sweat on the glass, whiskey too hot Bartender sighs, wipes the same spot Like he knows this night will rot Man in the corner staring through me Cheap cologne, sour beer, grin too greedy I didn’t come to prove a thing I came for quiet and a damn drink [Chorus|shout-sing|grit65|light dbl|CR|tight] Yeah last call swung first, I held my ground Barstool slid, then we went down I didn’t want blood, I didn’t want fame I wanted quiet, now I wear the blame Yeah last call swung first, hear knuckles ring Whole bar froze when the bottles sang I walked in clean, walked out cursed All because last call swung first [Verse 2|gritty sing-speak|grit60|no dbl|sparse adlib|nat breaths] He ran his mouth about my belt buckle Then ran his mouth about who I choose Words got heated, room went mute When his shoulder hit mine like a fuse He knocked my glass, beer on my jeans Then smiled like he wanted a scene Music choked, jukebox cried Glass hit tile, somebody lied [Chorus|shout-sing|grit65|light dbl|CR|tight] Yeah last call swung first, I held my ground Barstool slid, then we went down I didn’t want blood, I didn’t want fame I wanted quiet, now I wear the blame Yeah last call swung first, hear knuckles ring Whole bar froze when the bottles sang I walked in clean, walked out cursed All because last call swung first [Bridge|worn clean+rasp|grit40|no dbl|HT|close/intimate] Mama said, boy don’t let anger drive Daddy said, sometimes you have to survive I ain’t proud, but I ain’t wrong Just another night ran too damn long I feel it shaking in my hands Aint no winners where we stand Just broken pride and barroom lore And another scar I can’t ignore [Final Chrous|shout-sing|grit75|dbl|short adlibs|heaviest|B7 first hit] Yeah last call swung first, I took the fall Cops outside, blood on the wood floor I didn’t start it, but I got the blame Now I pay in cuffs, same damn game Yeah last call swung first, that is how it goes One bad look, one crossed line, one broken nose I walked in human, walked out cursed All because last call swung first [Outro|low tired|grit25|no dbl|loose|strip/fade] Neon buzzing like a bad dream Still taste blood, still feel mean Next time I leave before it gets worse Before last call swings first!
