Tom: Db
C#
Before bed I'd read them the letters
Though they could not understand
G#
I seem to hear your voice coming through them
C#
Oh I was so excited to see you
And knew what I was gonna wear
G#
Picked my outfit out for months before
[Chorus]
C#
LORD help me I have tried
G# A#m
Tried to stand before you
C#
But you're not of the same mind
G# A#m
That carried me to our bed
F# G# A#m
And I look so hard right at you
F# G# C#
For some sign that you're coming back
[Verse 2]
C#
I went to fight, gave it all I could
For the common man, for the common good
G#
But what I actually did was unspeakable
C#
The man I was is far from sight
Too many wrongs can't make a right
G#
I don't want to ruin your memory of me
[Chorus]
C#
God help me I've tried
G# A#m
Tried to stay alive
C#
For the sake of my bride
G# A#m
And the wee ones at home
F# G# A#m
But now I can't shut my eyes
F# G# C#
Because then I see it all again
(Instrumental Break)
[Chorus]
C#
God save me I've tried
G# A#m
Tried to relieve you
C#
I left the rope tied
G# A#m
And the chair in the corner by my bed
F# G#
And I don't want to live
A#m
But I can't leave you
F# G# A#m
So here I am
