Ebm
I was lying on the floor of the playground
Gb
You were chasing off a kid with a greyhound
Db Bb
I remember thinking you're the coolest girl I know
[Verse 2]
Ebm
You were swinging from the ceiling rafters
Gb
It fell around you in a halo of plaster
Db Bb
I don't go to hospitals---I let you go alone
[Chorus]
B Db
I had my reasons at the time
Ebm
I had my reasons at the time
Gb
Something in the state of mind
Db Gb Db
Oh, everlasting light...
[Verse 3]
Ebm
Why's your father always calling me out, yeah?
Gb
There's a saying in the English South:
Db Bb
"You have to put your mind in gear before you drive your mouth."
[Verse 4]
Ebm
I got to thinking of legitimate work
Gb
But they found the powder in the funeral hearse
Db Bb
And oh! That blessed conjugal, I could not be alone
[Chorus]
B Db
I had my reasons at the time
Ebm
I had my reasons at the time
Gb
Something in the state of mind
B Db
I had my reasons at the time
Ebm
I had my reasons at the time
Gb
Something in the state of mind
Db Gb Db
Oh, everlasting light...
[Interlude]
Ebm Gb Ebm Gb Db Gb Bb
[Chorus]
B Db
I had my reasons at the time
Ebm
I had my reasons at the time
Gb
Something in the state of mind
B Db
I had my reasons at the time
Ebm
I had my reasons at the time
Gb
Something in the state of mind
Db Gb Db
Oh, everlasting light...
