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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Chords] A: 577655 (before "I hear my father fall" part) / 002220 (after "I hear my father fall" part) Asus4: 002240 B: 113331 (when after E) / 799877 (when after A) C#m: 446654 E: 022100 Esus4: 022200 E5/B: 022400 F#m: 244222 Chords in parentheses are Palm Muted, e.g., "(E)" [Intro] E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|---------1------| A|---2--4-----2---| E|----------------| [Verse]
EBy the second Bverse, dear friends My C#mhead will burst, my Alife will end So I'd Blike to start this one off by saying "ELive and love" I was Eyoung and at Bhome in bed And I was C#mhanging on the words some Apoem said in 'B31 I was Eimpressionable, I was F#mupsettable
I tried to C#mmake my breathing Astop Or my heartbeat Bslow So when my C#mmom and John came Ain I would be Bcold
[Riff] E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|---------6------| E|---7--9-----7---|
From a Ebridge on Washington BAvenue The C#myear of 19A72, broke my Bbones and skull And it was Ememorable It was Ehalf a second in, I was Bhalfway down Do you C#mthink I wanted to Aturn back around and Bteach a class Where you Ekiss the ass that I've F#mexposed to you?
And at the C#mfuneral, the AuniversitBy Cried at three C#mpoems they'd preAsent In place of a Bbroken me
[Riff] E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|---------6------| E|---7--9-----7---|
I was Ebreaking in a Bcase of suds at the C#mBrass Rail A Afall-down drunk with his Btongue torn out And his Eballs removed And I Eknew that my last Blines were gone While, C#mstupidly, I Alingered on Oh, but Bwise men know when it's Etime to go And so F#mI should, too
And so I C#mfly into the Abrightest winter Bsun Of this C#mfrozen town, I'm Astripped down to Bmove on My friends, F#mI'm gone
[Transition] F#m G A
Well, EI hear my Esus4father Efall And EI hear my Esus4mother Ecall And EI hear the othEsus4ers alE5/Bl whisEsus4pering, "ECome Bhome" I'm sorry to Ego Esus4 E I loved you all Aso (E) (B) E Esus4 E But this is the worst trip I've ever been on
So Ehoist up the JohnEsus4 B. saiEl SeeE how the mainEsus4sail sEets I'm Efull in my heart andEsus4 my heE5/Bad And I want Esus4to go EhoBme With a book in my Ehand Esus4 E In the way I had Aplanned Well, Ethis is the worst tripB I've ever been oEn Esus4 E
HoiEst up the John B.Esus4 sail E SeeE how the mainEsus4sail sEets I'm Efull in my heart andEsus4 my heE5/Bad And I want Esus4to go EhoBme With a book in each Ehand Esus4 E In the way I had Aplanned Well, EI feel so broke up,B I want to go Ehome