Intro: G D/F# Em C D
Verse 1
G D/F#
Sister?s got her baby now and I?m glad for what she did
Em
But her older one?s in trouble, man I really love that kid
C D
Maybe he could live here, for us it would be nice
C D
He needs some time to grow up, needs a father in his life
Verse 2
G D/F#
Me I guess I?m lucky, mine have almost grown
Em
It?s amazing what they turn into from a seed that we have sown
C D
I remember nights just lying there, worrying a while
C D
I look across the room now, and I see them and I smile
Verse 3
G D/F#
All we ever want at night?s our families to be safe
Em
So we hold their hands and pick them up until they take their place
C D
We know that there?s no promises, no no guarantees
C D
So we pray and pray and pray at night whatever will be will be
Pre-Chorus
C Em/B C D C Em/B C D
Oh look at it coming down, making a mess of this whole town
And I think that I know why
G D/F#
Everyone watched the wedding, two people in love
Em
Two people whose blessing comes from higher up above
D C D
They?re not like you and me, they were destined to be
G D/F#
Oh everyone watched the wedding, couldn?t get enough
Em
At least for one moment we were right there up above
D C D
Looking down on all the royal fuss Monday we were back upon the bus
C D
Driving through the neighbourhoods and factories that are us
C D
That one day, hope was all that we could see
G D/F# Em
And they looked so beautiful to me
C
Hope was all that we could see
D G
And they looked so beautiful to me
Interlude: G D/F# Em D C D
Verse 4:
G D/F#
Oh sister I am tapped out, this month is really bad
Em
Can you hold on through May and then I?ll give you what I have
C D
Everything is going up, business going down
C D
I?ve been through this so many times it always comes around
Verse 5:
G D/F#
My brother he?s a charmer, a snake with a silver tongue
Em
Sometimes he up and disappears and we don?t know where he?s gone
C D
My mother she?s a fighter, always made her way
C D
She can?t believe she worries about us all to this day
Verse 6:
G D/F#
Me I just keep going, guess that I?ll be fine
Em
But I can?t believe I keep my head above the waterline
C D
Some people round here want to get rich and run away
C D
That?s not for me no, I?ve got so many reasons to stay
Pre-Chorus:
C Em/B C D C Em/B C D
Oh look at it coming down, making a mess of this damn town
And I think that I know why
G D/F#
Everyone watched the wedding, two people in love
Em
Two people whose blessing comes from higher up above
D C D
They?re not like you and me, they were destined to be
G D/F#
Oh everyone watched the wedding, couldn?t get enough
Em
At least for one moment we were right there up above
D C D
Looking down on all the royal fuss Monday we were back upon the bus
C D
Driving through the neighbourhoods and factories that are us
C D
That knowing all our lives will never be
G D/F# Em
But they looked so beautiful to me
C
All our lives will never be
D G
But they looked so beautiful to me
Outro: G D/F# Em C D G