Key: A
Introduction:
E
let the... with a... funeral start.. funeral start..
E
Let the sky grow dark,
C#
with a heavy heart,
B/E
let the funeral start,
B
let the funeral start.
E
Suddenly it seemed,
C#
love was just a dream,
B/E
on a t.v screen,
B
in a magazine
Ec# B/E B
E
Mother please hold on
C#
Brother please be strong
B/E
yeah they played this song
B
we all sang along
E
I see trees of green
C#
red roses to
B/E
scattered out for u
B
on a grave stone
E
Im 12 years older
C#
I cant stay sober
A G#
and theres a bluebird in my heart thats caged
F# E
and it cant sing
E A G#
so fill your bloodlines up with bourbon kid
F# E
and this wont sting
A G#
its like the slowin' of your senses
F# E
just might solve somethin'
A G# F#
let the mourners of Saint Pauls
E
lead the parade
(TUNE KICKS IN PROPERLY HERE)
E
Suddenly it seems
C#
im settled in my old routine
B/E
another year has gone
B
I still sing the same sad songs
E
So when the snow is finally clear
C#
im gonna swim away from here
B/E
and wake my fathers bones
B
drag his ghost into the road
E
This house could hold nothin' but melodys
C#
so somber such miserable memories
B/E
through tears of love of the simplist kind
B
lets drink to all that we've left behind
E C# B/E B E C# B/E B
E
Suddenly it seems
C#
im settled in my old routine
B/E
another year has gone
E
I still sing the same sad songs
E
Let the sky grow dark,
C#
with a heavy heart,
B/E
let the funeral start,
B E
let the funeral start.
thats about it i think...enjoy!