St. Vincent - Happy birthday johnny

Re^Bbmember one Christmas I gave you Jim Carroll In^Bb7tended it as a cautionary tale Y^Gmou said you saw yourself inside there D^Fog-eared it like a how-to manual Re^Bbmember one summer we walked in Times Square I s^Bb7howed you the zombies with hundred-inch stares ^GmYou took a Bic, set your hotel on fire ^FWe took the blame, took the bags to the train

Happy B^Ebirthday, Johnny ^Dm Whe^Drever you ar^Gme ^Dm7 Happy B^Ebirthday, Johnny ^F Wherever you ar^Bbe

The l^Bbast time you called it was on New Years' Eve You ^Bb7asked me for dough to get somethin' to eat S^Gmince we last spoke, you live on the street Yeah, I w^Fouldn't believe all the shit that you seen

Happy N^Ebew Year, Johnny ^Dm Is ^Dit 2^Gm3? ^Dm7 Happy N^Ebew Year, Johnny ^F Are the lights on the tre^Bbes?

When I s^Bbaid "Let me think"€ and you yelled through your teeth Acc^Bb7used me of actin' like all royalty ^GmAlways for show, no true charity You s^Faw me on magazines and TV

But if t^Bbhey only knew the real version of me Only ^Bb7you know the secrets, the swamp, and the fear What h^Gmappened to blood, our family? A^Fnnie, how could you do this to me? ^{Eb Dm}

Of c^Dourse, I blame m^Gme ^Dm7 When you ge^Ebt free, Johnny ^F I hope you find pe^Bbace