Verse
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7
| e | 2x 7x | 2x 7x |
| B | 3x 5x | 3x 5x |
| G | 4x 6x | 4x 6x |
| D | 4x 7x | 4x 7x |
| A | | |
| E | | |
In a river the color of lead
you kicked and cried like a bullied child
a shoeless child on a swing
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
| e | 10\ 5 5x | 10\ 5x 5 5x |
| B | 12\ 7 7x | 12\ 7x 5 7x |
| G | 11\ 6 6x | 11\ 6x 6 6x |
| D | 12\ 7 7x | 12\ 7x 7 7x |
| A | | |
| E | | |
immerse the baby's head wrap her up
a grown man of twenty-five oh he
reminds you of your own again she took away your
Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7
| e | 2x 7x | 2x 7x |
| B | 3x 5x | 3x 5x |
| G | 4x 6x | 4x 6x |
| D | 4x 7x | 4x 7x |
| A | | |
| E | | |
in the news of the world dump her on a doorstep
said he'd cure your ills but he didn't and he never will
troubles oh but then again she left pain
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
| e | 10\ 5 5x | 10\ 5x 5 5x |
| B | 12\ 7 7x | 12\ 7x 5 7x |
| G | 11\ 6 6x | 11\ 6x 6 6x |
| D | 12\ 7 7x | 12\ 7x 7 7x |
| A | | |
| E | | |
girl this
oh
so
Em7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7
| e | | |
| B | 8x 8 7x 7x | 8x 8 7x 7 |
| G | 7x 7 7x 7x | 7x 7 7x 7 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
night has opened my eyes
oh save your life
please save your life
Bm7 A
| e | 7 | 7 5 7 5 |
| B | 7 7 7 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 7 7 6 | 6 6 (6) 6 |
| D | 7 | 7 7 (7) |
| A | | |
| E | | |
and I will never sleep again
because you've only got one
because you've only got one
Chorus
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
| e | 10\ 5 | |
| B | 12\ 7 5 | |
| G | 11\ 6 7 | 6 6 7 6 |
| D | 12\ 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
the dream has gone but the baby is real oh you did a good thing
Em7 Em7 A
| e | | 7 p5 |
| B | 8 8 7 | 8 7 5 |
| G | 7 7 7 | 6 |
| D | | 5 5 |
| A | 7 | |
| E | | |
she could have been a
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
| e | 10\ 5 | |
| B | 12\ 7 5 | |
| G | 11\ 6 7 | 6 6 7 6 |
| D | 12\ 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
poet or she could have been a fool oh you did a bad thing
Em7 Em7 A
| e | | 7 p5 |
| B | 8 8 7 | 8 7 5 |
| G | 7 7 7 | 6 |
| D | | 5 5 |
| A | 7 | |
| E | | |
and I'm not
Em7 Em7 D A
| e | | 5 |
| B | 8 8 7 | 8 7 7 5 |
| G | 7 7 7 | 6 7 6 |
| D | | 5 7 7 |
| A | 7 | 5 7 |
| E | | |
happy and I'm not sad
A
| e | (5) | |
| B | (5) | |
| G | (6) | |
| D | (7) | |
| A | (7) | |
| E | | |
** First time go back to verse
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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