Tom: Bm E Well it all began like a new routine C C#m D We were drunk, we were tired, we were sick, we were in between E And the jig was up when the sun went down C C#m D It was dark, it was mean, it was black, there was not a sound A And when the morning papers did not come C We shook our heads, We knew that we were done G B And so we sat and prayed for just another try E D Throw your babies in the water A F# Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to E D And tell all your sons and daughters A F# Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you A They're not supposed to E Now the birds don't sing and the cars won't go C C#m D There's a lump in your throat, There's no songs on the radio E And the walls caved in, and the well went dry, and the mountain shook C C#m D And the people all wondered why A C And in the morning I woke up to find there's someone here G There's someone in mind and so I hung my head and B And began to cry E D Throw your babies in the water A F# Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to E D And tell all your sons and daughters A F# Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you A They're not supposed to B A Cradled whipped and mother's tongue G#m C#m B It's not hard to see what went wrong [only drums] If I told you once like I done told you twice, C C#m D You can beg you can kneel you can pray, you'll be sacrificed A And when the morning papers did not come C We shook our heads, We knew that we were done G B And so we sat and prayed for just another try E D Throw your babies in the water A F# Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to E D And tell all your sons and daughters A F# Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you A They're not supposed to E D Throw your babies in the water A F# Dah Dah Dah, Let your hair down like you used to E D And tell all your sons and daughters A F# Dah Dah Dah, They don't have to grow up like you A E They're not supposed to