Arlo Guthrie - Prolouge

^GIn the event of my de^F9mise Be sure to include this state^Gment When you are bent on closing my ^F9eyes Thinking about what my life ^Gmeant Alone on a hill back in '6^F95 Things looked a lot like chan^Gging Singing our songs that we harmo^F9nized Dreaming of worlds rearran^Gging

And I don't know why I'm ^Csinging ^Dto^Gnight ^EmMaybe it's time someone told ^Dyou ^GJust because you say ^Cyou've ^Dseen the ^Glight ^EmDoesn't mean nobody ^Dsold ^Gyou

^GI can remember all of your ^F9smiles During the demonstra^Gtions Taking on what seemed like the whole ^F9world Igniting the hearts of our na^Gtions And to^Cgether we sang our ^Dvictory ^Emsongs Though we were worlds ap^Amart ^{D G}Every thing then has now passed a^F9way Except for the love in my hear^Gt

Sitting at home on computerized ^F9beds Trying to come to conclusi^Gons Seeing reflections from rose-colored ^F9heads Ignoring the states of illu^Gsion Drunk in a world of ma^Cteri^Dal ^Gwealth ^EmNo one can notice you fal^Dling ^GFantastic flights once ^Cgood ^Dfor your ^Ghealth ^EmNow make you deaf to your ^Dcal^Gling

^CAnd all alone the ^Dprophet ^Emgroans With words as yet un^Amseen ^{D G}Who'll be awake when the master re^F9turns Who will be lost in their dreams ^G

So in the event of my de^F9mise Be sure to include this state^Gment Only the words of love kept a^F9live Are worthy of not being wa^Gsted