Key: F
Introduction: F7
Bb
Bbm
F
G
C
F
Dm7
C
F7M
Simple walk to the corner store
Dm7
C
F7M
Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the coroner
Dm7
C
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down
F
"Can you come now?"
Gm7
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down?
F
Bb
C
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?"
Pre-Chorus
Dm7
C
F
But it rained fire in the city that day, they say
Dm7
C
A river of blood in the streets
F
No love in the streets
Dm7
C
F
And then came silence in the city that day, they say
Bb
Just another one gone
C
And they tell her move on
And she's stuck there, singing
F7
Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm
F
'Cause this could be our final time
G
C
F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7
Bb
And I think of all you could have done
Bbm
F
At least you'll stay forever young
G
C
F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G
C
F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
Dm7
C
F
New job, new city, new her
Dm7
C
F
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her
Dm7
C
F
Flashing lights in the mirror, pull over, pull over
Gm7
F
Bb
C
A couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over
Pre-Chorus
Dm7
C
F7M
They came marching in the city that day, they say
Dm7
C
Carryin' signs in the streets
F
Cryin' eyes in the streets
Dm7
C
F
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say
Bb
Just another one gone
C
And the city moved on
We're stuck here singing
F7
Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm
F
'Cause this could be our final time
G
C
F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7
Bb
I'll think of all you coulda done
Bbm
F
At least you'll stay forever young
G
C
F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G
C
F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
Dm7
C
Another dream lost
F7
Bb
Another king and queen lost
Cm6
F
C
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
Dm7
C
Oh, another night to live in fear
F7
Bb
Oh, another night that you're not here
Cm6
C
Another reason to get out there and fight
F7
Bb
But I said, "Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm
F
'Cause this could be our final time
G
C
F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7
Bb
But I'll think of all you coulda done
Bbm
F
At least you'll stay forever young
G
C
F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G
C
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way..."