Intro: Am, F, C, EAmFCEAm
On the porch we sit like lepers who forgot about the pain,
FCE
we count the drops of rain.
AmFG
Like veterans gone insane, the war was just a game,
CEAm
the man took back our guns, the word safe won’t ever mean the same
FCEAm
things used to seem a million times better than they were.
FCEAmF
The damage we incurred, never used to hurt, back when we had words,
GCEC
and it’s absurd, I mean the way that the tables turned.
CF
You gonna see me around, alright.
CF
Tell the baby that he could’ve been mine.
CF
How overjoyed I would have been to save your life that night, that afternoon,
CFEAm
but it wouldn’t be mine and it wouldn’t be you and that wouldn’t be right.
Am, F, C, EAm
So take this, let me give it to you.
FCEAm
Here you are here it’s just for you, oh yeah and here’s a grain of
F
salt you should take it too,
CE
actually here’s a few,
Am
it’s just a thing you couldn’t swing it so I’m bringing the cheese,
FGC
you can always get the truth from me if you just say please I’ll do my
E
best to make it easy.
CF
You gonna see me around, alright.
CF
Tell the baby that he could’ve been mine.
CF
How overjoyed I would have been to save your life that night, that afternoon,
CFEAm
but it wouldn’t be mine and it wouldn’t be you and that wouldn’t be right.
(Slow) Am, F, C, E
AmFCE
These eyes, behold a lot of what these hands cannot, they’re all I’ve
AmFCE
got, they’re all I ever wanted, was just these eyes.
CF
You gonna see me around, alright.
CF
Tell the baby that he could’ve been mine.
CF
How overjoyed I would have been to save your life that night, that afternoon,
CFEAm
but it wouldn’t be mine and it wouldn’t be you and that wouldn’t be right.
Alright.
CF
Tell the baby that he could’ve been mine.
CF
How overjoyed I would have been to save your life that night, that afternoon,
CFEAm
but it wouldn’t be mine and it wouldn’t be you and that wouldn’t be right.