Lori McKenna - Falter

^DI went to high school w^G/Bith that ki^Dd ^{G/B D} He was even strang^G/Be ba^Dck then ^G/BThe type whose eyes don't leave the floor Blend in with the cem^Dent

^DI felt so bad f^G/Bor that k^Did ^{G/B D} One day I saw his face^G/B turn gre^Den ^GAnd as he tumbled to the floor The thought of reaching out never occ^Durred to me ^G/B

^BmWhy don't we ^Dopen ^Bmup Knowing that ^Dwe all f^Bmalter? When will we l^Emearn^{D/F# G} To reach out for each ^Dother? ^{G/B D G/B}

^DHe lived out on the^G/B edge of t^Down ^{G/B D} And I'm pretty sure he h^G/Bad a br^Dother ^{D/F# G}It seemed that boy could walk for days I suspect to avoid his m^Dother ^{G/B D}

And I always knew he^G/B had it ^Dbad ^{G/B D}Tougher than any of ^G/Bus o^Dthers did ^{D/F# G}Still, I never asked him how he was doing What could I do? I was just ^Da kid ^{G/B D}

^BmWhy don't we ^Dopen ^Bmup Knowing that ^Dwe all f^Bmalter? When will we l^Emearn^{D/F# G} To reach out for each ^Dother? ^{G/B D G/B}

^DSo, now he's the new ^G/Btown b^Dum^{G/B D}He talks to himself and picks up c^G/Bans all d^Day^{D/F# G}And when my kids ask me about him What'll I s^Day? Wh^G/Bat'll I s^Day?

^BmWhy don't we ^Dopen ^Bmup Knowing that ^Dwe, we all^Bm falter? And when will we l^Emearn? ^D/F#When will we^G learn to o^Dpen ^Bmup Knowing that ^Dwe all f^Bmalter? When will we l^Emearn? (When will we learn?) I said, w^D/F#hen will we le^Garn?^{Em D/F#}When will we l^Gearn