The Widow Chords

The Widow As Cities Burn
 
 
[Capo on 3rd fret]
 
 
Am
Dead man, were you ever alive?
       F
Or was I just a seed buried deep inside
C
Some woman you wed
G                                           Am
Right before you crawled out of her bed and crept down the hall?
             F
Did you think of me?
                   C                         G
Did you even for a second hesitate in the doorway?
                          Am
It's just something that I'd like to know
                                 F
Though I'd still love you if you told me
                     C
That you just walked away
 
   C                        Em
My God, what a world you love
                     F
Where men bury their sons
            Em
And without thought just walk away
 
 
Am Em F G [x2]
 
 
       Am         Em  F     G
And my mother's heart breaks     X2
Am      Em       F       G
Like the water inside of her
 
Am                              F
Dead man, is it being high that makes you alive?
                     C                               G
It makes you leave behind three boys and a wife in '89
             Am
As the track marks inched their way up your arm
    C                              Em
My mother taught my brothers and I not to call you daddy
  C
But to call you father
      Am                                            F
But I believe there is something here to be learned of grace
                         Am
'Cause I can't help but love you
                    F
No I can't help but love you
                       Am
Even with a heart that breaks
                  F
Like the promises that you made
                  Am
Like the promises that you made
             F
The promises that you made
                Am              F Am F
'Cause I still love you
 
   C                      Em
My God, what a world you love
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