Bm  G  Bm G A

[Chorus]
Em
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers
G
On the sidewalk come September
D              F#m
And suddenly I can't remember
G                Bm
Any lessons learned
Bm
Now that I'm a migrant picker
G
Trouble-minded tin-can kicker
Bm                   G
  I wish my skin was thicker
F#          Bm      G   Bm   G F#m
The air has turned

[Verse]
Bm
I can live alone I said
G
I can make my lonesome bed
Bm                  F#m
I don't need a hole in my head
G              Bm
I don't need a lover
Bm
But he took me by surprise
G
I fell down and saw him rise
Bm          F#m          F#
Till he was larger in my eyes
          Bm
Than any other

[Bridge]
Bm         F#    E      G
How suddenly the summer died
Bm         F#m      E       G
I couldn't bring it back to life
Bm                 E       G
I couldn't sing it back to life
    Bm           G   Bm   G    Em
But I tried

[Verse]
Bm
Came to him in summer clothing
G
Came to him because I chose him
Bm                       G
Came to find his fingers frozen
                 Bm
And he would not reach for me
Bm
Came to him for his sweet song
G                D        Bm
Came to him for right or wrong
Bm
Came to find his heart belonged
   G        Bm
To one who came before me

[Bridge]

Bm         F#    E         G
How suddenly the sweetness died
Bm         F#m      E       G
I couldn't bring it back to life
Bm         B       E       G
I couldn't sing it back to life
    Em Bm          G   Bm   G F#m
But I tried

[Chorus]
Em
Autumn's ashes, summer's embers
G
On the sidewalk come September
D              F#m
And suddenly I can't remember
G                Bm
Any lessons learned
Bm
Now that I'm a migrant picker
G
Trouble-minded tin-can kicker
Bm                   G
  I wish my skin was thicker
F#m         A    Bm
But the air has turned