[Verse 1]
I saw you by the taps
In your black apron lace
Gold rings on your fingers
Mud on your heel lace
I came in for the whiskey
Left with your name
You laughed like a match
In a room full of rain
[M] I said, "Pour me one more"
You said, "Boy, you look ruined"
[F] You smiled like a threat
And I knew what I was losing
[Pre-Chorus]
The floorboards groaned
When you leaned close
My heart went cold
Then it started to burn
You touched my hand
Like you knew my sin
And I was gone
Before the doors could turn
[Chorus]
Bar maid, bar maid
You cut me clean
Bar maid, bar maid
Now you haunt my dreams
I fell in your dark
At first sight, darlin'
Bar maid, bar maid
You got my soul startin'
[Verse 2]
Now I drive past the river
With your face in the smoke
Every red bridge at dusk
Feels like a joke
Your red hair in my mirror
Your laugh in my skull
I drink to forget you
But it only fills up
[M] I keep on swearing
I'll leave this place tonight
[F] But your shadow's on my boots
And you're holding me tight
[Pre-Chorus]
The moon hangs low
Like a bent gold nail
My blood runs slow
Down a dead-end trail
You call my name
From behind that door
And I want the curse
Like I wanted you before
[Chorus]
Bar maid, bar maid
You cut me clean
Bar maid, bar maid
Now you haunt my dreams
I fell in your dark
At first sight, darlin'
Bar maid, bar maid
You got my soul startin'
[Bridge]
[F] Meet me where the fields go black
Past the fence and the bone-dry track
[M] If you take my hand, I won't look back
If you take my hand, I won't look back
[F] We can dance with the crows tonight
[M] We can make our grave feel right
[F] Say my name like a warning bell
[M] Say my name and I'll follow you down
[Final Chorus]
Bar maid, bar maid
You cut me clean
Bar maid, bar maid
Now you haunt my dreams
I fell in your dark
At first sight, darlin'
Bar maid, bar maid
You got my soul startin'
Bar maid, bar maid
Take me whole
Bar maid, bar maid
Tie up my soul