Intro: E D A A E (x4) E Esus
E D A E
There used to be a subway right above your head
D A E
My father played for the passers-by on his violin
A G#m F#m E
He burned that box for firewood and he laid his burden down
D A E Esus E
Now I don’t have a father anymore
E D A E
You can take your Norman Rockwells and your teenage billionaires
D A E
With their panic rooms and time machines and vintage rocking chairs
A G#m F#m E
Oh when the moon is rising up behind the pyramids
D A E Esus E
We could be in heaven or in hell
E A B E A B
You could be my savior... I could be yours too
E A B E A B
They say the race is over but they don’t know about me and you
E A B
They don’t know about me and you
F# E B B F# (x4)
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So take this note to Memphis there’s a woman I once knew
F# E B F#
She’s buried in the catacombs you can lay it on her tomb
B Bbm G#m F#
She taught me how to take a punch and I’ve taken more than my share
E B F# F#sus F#
Now I don’t have a mother anymore
F# B C# F# B C#
Oh but you could be my savior... I could be yours too
F# B C# F# B C#
They say the race is over... but they don’t know about me and you
F# B C#
They don’t know about me and you
F# B C# F# B C#
Well come on... you can be my savior
F# B C# F# B C#
Oh baby, come on... you can be my savior
B Bbm G#m F#
He burned that box for firewood... he laid his burden down
E B F#
Now I don’t have a father anymore
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