Tom: Eb
C Am
Twice a week I pass by the church that held your funeral
G F C
And the pastor’s words come pouring down like rain
C Am
How he called you a sinner but said now you walk with Jesus
G F C
So the drugs that took your life aren’t gonna cause you any pain
G F C
I don’t think he even knew your name
G F C G F
I refused to kneel or pray. I won’t remember you that way
C G F
But I lit you a candle in every cathedral across Europe
G F C
I hope you know you’re still my patron saint
C Am G F
I tried to forgive but I can’t forget the cigar in his fist
G F C
I know that they were heartsick but I need someone to blame
G F C
And I know how they blame me. I know what you’d say
G F C G F
You’d tell me it was your fault. I should put all my arrows away
C G
I’m sure there ain’t a heaven
Am G F
But that don’t mean I don’t like to picture you there
G F C
I bet you’re bumming cigarettes off saints
C G
I’m sure you’re still singing
Am G F
But I’ll bet that you’re still just a bit out of key
G F C
With that crooked smile pushing words across your teeth
Am G
You were heat lightning
C G F
You were a storm that never rolled in
Am G C F
You were the northern lights in a southern town, a caustic fleeting thing
Am G
I’ll bury your memories in the garden
C G F
I’ll watch them grow with the flowers in the spring
C
I’ll keep you with me
( C F C F )
C
These wolves in their suits and ties
F
Saying “kid you can trust me.”
C
Charming southern drawl, sunken eyes
F
Buying good will in hotel lobbies
C F
They got fistfuls of pills to make sure you don’t hurt no more
You don’t gotta feel anything
C
Got their fangs in our veins
F
Got their voice in our heads
F
Got our arms in their grips
No, we can’t shake free
C F
This god damn machine; hungry and heartless
C
My whole generation got lost in the margin
F
We put our faith in you. You turned a profit
C F
Now we’re drowning here under your waves
C F
Drowning held under your waves
Drowning here. Drowning here
C F
You can’t have my friends. You can’t have my brothers
C
You can’t have my friends. You can’t have my brothers
F
You can’t have my friends. You can’t have my brothers
C
You can’t have me. No, you can’t have me
