Key: C
Introduction:
C Am F C Am F
Trouble is her only friend and he' s back again.
C Am F C Am F
Makes her body older than it really is.
C Am
She says it' s high time she went away,
F C Am F
No one' s got much to say in this town.
C Am F C
Trouble is the only way is down.
G
Down, down.
C Am
As strong as you were, tender you go.
Em F
I' m watching you breathing for the last time.
C Am
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
Em F
I know what it means and I' ll carry you home.
C
I' ll carry you home.
C-Am-F-C
C Am
If she had wings she would fly away,
F C Am F
And another day God will give her some.
C Am F C
Trouble is the only way is down.
G
Down, down.
C Am
As strong as you were, tender you go.
Em F
I' m watching you breathing for the last time.
C Am
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
Em F
I know what it means and I' ll carry you home.
C
I' ll carry you home.
F C G
And they were all born pretty in New York City tonight,
F C G
And someone' s little girl was taken from the world tonight,
F C G
Under the Stars and Stripes.
C Am
As strong as you were, tender you go.
Em F
I' m watching you breathing for the last time.
C Am
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
Em F
I know what it means and I' ll carry you home.
C Am
As strong as you were, tender you go.
Em F
I' m watching you breathing for the last time.
C Am
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
Em F
I know what it means and I' ll carry you home.
( C)
I' ll carry you home.