Tab by Matt Morrow, PattyNet.net GGDGBD Capo II (transcribed from an acoustic performance at Calvin College on 4-14-00) G: 000000 D/G: 004030 C/G: 002010 Em: 999900 D: 777700 C: 555500 Verse pattern:

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^D/GDoes anyone^C/G remember ^GTony? He was a ^D/Gquiet boy, a little ^C/Goverweight, he had ^Gbreasts like a girl

^D/GWhen I wasn't too ^C/Gbusy feeling ^Glonely ^D/GI'd stare over his ^C/Gshoulder^G at a map of the ^D/Gworld ^C/G ^G

He always ^D/Gfinished all his ^C/Ghomework ^G ^D/GRaised his hand in ^C/Ghomeroom ^G

^D/GFor the morning^C/G attendance ^G And to ^D/Gpledge allegiance ^C/Gto the gloom ^G

^EmHey To^Dny, what's so ^Cgood about ^Gdying I ^Emthink I might ^Ddo a little^C dying to^Gday

^EmLooked in the ^Dmirror saw that ^Clittle faggot ^Gstaring back at him ^EmPulled out a ^Dgun and ^Cblew himself a^Gway

I hated every day of high school Funny, I guess you did too Funny how I never knew There I was sitting right behind you They wrote it in the local rag Death comes to the local fag I guess you finally stopped believing that any hope would ever find you I knew that story, I was sitting right behind you Hey Tony, what's so good about dying? I think I might do a little dying today He looked in the mirror, saw that little faggot staring back at him Pulled out a gun, and blew himself away

Patty Griffin - Tony