[Primeira Parte]
Am G Am G
In a river the color of lead
F C F G
Immerse the baby's head
Am G Am G
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
F C F G
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
Dm D Dm D Am *
This night has opened my eyes
G
And I will never sleep again
[Segunda Parte]
Am G Am G
You kicked and cried like a bullied child
F C F G
A grown man of twenty-five
Am G
Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
Am G F C F G
But he didn't and he never will
Dm D Dm D Am *
Oh, save your life
G
Because you've only got one
[Refrão]
F C
The dream has gone, but the baby is real
G F Dm D
Oh, you did a good thing
F G F C
She could have been a poet or she could have been a fool
G F Dm D
Oh, you did a bad thing
F G Dm D F G
And I'm not happy, and I'm not sad
[Terceira Parte]
Am G Am G
A shoeless child on a swing
F C F
Reminds you of your own again
G Am G
She took away your troubles
Am G F C F G
Oh, but then again, she left pain
Dm D Dm D Am *
Oh, please save your life
G
Because you've only got one
[Refrão]
F C
The dream has gone, but the baby is real
G F Dm D
Oh, you did a good thing
F G F C
She could have been a poet or she could have been a fool
G F Dm D
Oh, you did a bad thing
F G Dm D F G
And I'm not happy, and I'm not sad
[Final] F C G F
Dm D F G
F C G F
Dm D F G
Dm D F G
