Pedro the Lion - June 18 1976

^Am You were ^Cborn in K^FC, Missouri^{Dm Am} To a ^Cgirl who ^Fwasn't married ^{Dm Am} After your ^Cbirth she brought you ^Fto the nursery^{Dm Am} Kissed your ^Chead and told you ^Fnot to worry ^{Dm G} And then quietly she ^Amturned and ^Dmslipped a^Fway ^{Fadd9 F}

^Am In the ^Celevator her h^Feart began to ^Dmpound ^Am To the ^Crooftop, in her ^Fslippers, and her ^Dmgown ^Am On the ^Cedge, she took ^Fone last look a^Dmround ^GThen closed her eyes and pushed a^Cway

^AmSpeeding toward the ^Emground ^{G C} Through the ^Amair without a ^Emsound So ^Ggracefully

^Am Twelve flights ^Cdown, nearly ^Fnaked on the ^Dmground ^Am Skin and ^Ctragedy al^Fways attract a ^Dmcrowd ^Am So it ^Cwas when the po^Fliceman came a^Dmround ^Am He took ^Cmore than fifty ^Feyewitness ac^Dmcounts ^GEach one in ^Eawe, for they'd ^Amnever ^Gseen a ^Fgirl so ^Dmsad and ^Gbeautifu^G7l...^C..

^Am Speeding toward the ^Emground ^{G C}Through the ^Amair without a ^Emsound ^{G C} S^Ampeeding toward the g^Emround ^{G C}Through the ^Amair without a ^Emsound So ^Ggracefull^Fy