Key: G
Introduction: G Bm G D A G
Bm G D
So long, be careful on your way back home,
Em Bm F#
I found your suicide poem in your right coat pocket.
Bm G D
There was a fire in the Hollywood hills
Em Bm
Ten children were killed
F#
You had better be cautious
Bm
I?ll pray for you sister,
G D
Where your heart will reside.
Bm
I wait for you sister,
G D
Holding my breath makes me tired
Bm G D
Farewell, take comfort in the fact you're young
Em Bm
You got ten years to grow up
F#
Don't become like your father
Bm
I'm sure you know by now
G D Em Bm
the rain falls most along the California coast
F#
each time this season.
Bm
I hate for your anger
G D
To turn into something like mine.
Bm
Stay close to water,
G D
The air helps the motion inside.
G A
Inside
Em
Well dear God, bless your soul
Bm
Poor child might never know just why.
Em
Well dear God, bless your soul
Bm
Poor child might never know just why.
F#
Oh just why.
Bm
I?ll pray for you sister,
G D
Where your heart will reside.
Bm
I wait for you sister,
G D
Holding my breath makes me tired
G A
Tired