Brand New - 1996

^CmShe was just 17 ^AbPious and pretty with a deadly disease A^Cmnd the weight of the world on her prosthetic sho^Fulde^Abr ^{Bb Cm}And by the summer of '96 H^Aber body was cracked like porcelain ^CmJust like some precious moments coll^Fectible In a hospital gown and a big b^Abright gol^Ebden halo...

^{Fm Gm}And so three ch^Ebeers for my mo^Cmrose and grieving pals^{Ab Bb}And now let's ^Ebhear it for the tears that i've welled up ^{Fm Gm}We've come too f^Ebar to have to g^Cmive it all up now^Ab We live li^Bbves that are rich and bl^Ebessed And we'll ^Ebburn for how we transgress...

^CmNow i've mastered the art ^AbOf the open casket prayer and the singing guitar ^CmAnd i've found the rewards weren't half what i'd ^Fmhoped for ^{Gm Cm}And meanwhile we ^Eball feigned hope and mirth ^AbAs her parents went on and lied to her ^CmAll about the success of the surgeries And ^Fmhow my ex-girlfriend was now ^Gmsleeping with her fiancé

^{Fm Gm}And so three ch^Ebeers for my mo^Cmrose and grieving pals^{Ab Bb}And now let's ^Ebhear it for the tears that i've welled up ^{Fm Gm}We've come too f^Ebar to have to g^Cmive it all up now^Ab We live li^Bbves that are rich and bl^Ebessed And we'll ^Ebburn for how we transgress...

^CmIf there's any justice in heaven Then G^Bbod won't let me in He'll lock the g^Gmates and take my weekend pass a^Abway With a s^Ebympathetic w^Cmave they'll see me off Res^Bberve my golden crown while I am cu^Gmrsed to walk the earth for a millenia I k^Abnow I deserve worse but it terrifies me and I can't take it anymore...

^{Fm Gm}And so three ch^Ebeers for my mo^Cmrose and grieving pals^{Ab Bb}And now let's ^Ebhear it for the tears that i've welled up ^{Fm Gm}We've come too f^Ebar to have to g^Cmive it all up now^Ab We live li^Bbves that are rich and bl^Ebessed And we'll ^Ebburn for how we transgress