The Wonder Years - The orange grove

God, take me back to the ^Bmorange grove That I found deep in the ^Gdesert The air sweet as a ^Bmmiracle It can't survive but it ^Ggrows and grows and ^F#mgrows West Texas is ^Bmdying slow An oil rig in the ^Gsunset The air is heavy and ^Bmfilled with smoke There ain't no quit in the ^Ghands that built this ^F#mhome ^A A dog barks in the ^Gdistance ^A Rusted frames take root in the ^Gbrush

You'll watch it ^Ddecay Lie through your ^Dmaj7teeth and say you'll ^Emresurrect a ^Gghost ^Gmaj7 The paper tigers you ^Dmade then swore to ^Dmaj7keep away ^{Bm A} You're a ^Emknife there at my ^Gthroat ^Gmaj7 God, take me back to the orange grove^{Bm G}

Fall came quiet and ^Bmsudden They're smoking out of their ^Gstorm doors Work left town with the ^Bmsummer We're just trying to ^Gkeep warm ^F#m That cough don't sound any ^Bmbetter Another month, trying to ^Gpush through Blood in your spit in the ^Bmmorning Give a fake ^Gname at the emergen^F#mcy room ^A There at the edge of losing ^Geverything ^A Taking desperate swings in the ^Gdark

You'll watch it ^Ddecay Lie through your ^Dmaj7teeth and say you'll ^Emresurrect a ^Gghost ^Gmaj7 The paper tigers you ^Dmade then swore to ^Dmaj7keep away ^{Bm A} You're a ^Emknife there at my ^Gthroat ^Gmaj7

^EmWhen your mom got sick so ^Dslow Did you carry the weight a^Glone? ^EmWhen the bills started to ^Dgrow Did you carry the weight a^Glone? ^EmWhen the bank came for your ^Dhome Did you carry the weight a^Glone? ^EmWhen you reap what they ^Dsow Do you carry the weight a^Glone? ^Gmaj7

You'll watch it ^Ddecay Lie through your ^F#minteeth and say^{Bm A} you'll ^Emresurrect a ^Gghost ^Gmaj7 The paper tigers you ^Dmade then swore to ^Dmaj7keep away ^{Bm A} You're a ^Emknife there at my ^Gthroat ^Gmaj7 God, take me back to the orange grove^{D G D G} Bm A D G D G