Tom: D
INTRO: E F#m7 E F#m7 E A E A
VERSE:
E A
You could hear him screaming
E A
As he looked beyond the door
E A
His only son was lying
E A
In a heap upon the floor
E A
And from his wrists that opened wide
E A E A
His life has flowed from deep insiiiiide
CHORUS:
D G C G C
And in his hand a note that reeeeead
G C G C
It's better if I'm dead
Em Em7
'Cause his whole life was bad,
G D Em
All the times we never had
F Bb Eb D
I can't say it's been nice because it wasn't
G D Em
And, mama, please forgive me if I messed the rug
C D G
But you can have it cleaned tomorrow
D G D
Oh, and you'll find some excuse
Em Em7
To tell your garden club
C D G G F
I'm sure they'll all express their sorrow
VERSE:
E F#m
You could see them running
E F#m
As they tried to get some help
E A
Yeah, the neighboors all were pourin' in
E A
To say how bad they felt
E A
How could this happen in our town
E A E A
I hope it doesn't get around
CHORUS:
D G C G C
And in his hand a note that reeeeeead
G C G C
It's better if I'm dead
Em Em7
'Cause his whole life was bad,
G D Em
All the times we never had
F Bb Eb D
I can't say it's been nice because it wasn't
G D Em
And, daddy, even this can have a good side
C D G D
'Cause here's your chance for cutting all my hair off
G D Em Em7
Oh, and from today I'll never let you down again
C D G
'Cause now your biggest problem is taken care of
OUTRO:
G D Em Em C D G D G D
Em Em C D G G F#m Em7 - FDE OUT
