Holy Communion

E                                 
I remember the streets unfolded 
      C#m
like a map
                B                 E
I was in the oldest part of the city
E                                 
My mother told me stories of when 
            C#m              
she was a child as we watched 
          B            E
clothes dry on a balcony
E                                 
There was a choir singing gospels 
           C#m
loud and clear
            B                E
Oh no, I didn’t know how to feel
E
That was the last time I took Holy 
Communion
            C#m                 B 
I had to walk to the alter to see 
                 E
their faces clear
            C#m               B   
When you asked me if I was okay I 
             E
couldn’t answer (I just shook)


[Bridge]
    A                  B
But oh, what would you do?
               C#m                 
How would you feel if the world 
  B              A
paid attention to you?
                   B
Oh, how they grow up!
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               C#m                 
They were the shoes we wore when 
  B                      A
our wives fell in love with us


[Chorus]
E               G#m          A  
Don’t let them call my name to 
          E      B
an empty room
E                 G#m          A
If you’ll do that for me I’ll do
         E      B
 it for you


[Interlude]
(palm muted)
E C#m A B

E                                 
The only suit I own is black and 
                        C#m        
if it stays right at the back of my
              A               B
 wardrobe this year could be a 
better one
E                              
Some things must die for some to 
grow and though I’ll find my own way
  C#m               A         B  
 home I know I’ll never be alone 
         E
again


[Bridge]
    A                  B
But oh, what would you do?
               C#m                 
How would you feel if the world 
  B              A
paid attention to you?
                   B
Oh, how they grow up!
               C#m                 
They were the shoes we wore when 
  B                      A
our wives fell in love with us


[Chorus]
E               G#m          A  
Don’t let them call my name to 
          E      B
an empty room
E                 G#m          A
If you’ll do that for me I’ll do
         E      B
 it for you

(let ring)
E
I’m a number at home, you’re a 
number abroad
A              B     C#m
I don’t know what to do
E                              
But I’ll remember your face, any 
                               A
time any place, if it’s the last 
              B         C#m
thing that I’ll ever do
             A                B
If it’s the last thing that I’ll 
        E
ever do