G - D/F# - Em - C - D
::Verse #1::
GD/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
CD
Maybe he could live here, for us it would be nice
CD
He needs some time to grow up, needs a father in his life
::Verse #2::
GD/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
CD
I remember nights just lying there, worrying a while
CD
I look across the room now, and I see them and I smile
::Verse #3::
GD/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
CD
We know that there’s no promises, no no guarantees
CD
So we pray and pray and pray at night whatever will be will be
::Pre-Chorus::
CEm/BCDCEm/BCD
Oh look at it coming down, making a mess of this whole town
And I think that I know why
::Chorus::
GD/F#
Everyone watched the wedding, two people in love
Em
Two people whose blessing comes from higher up above
DCD
They’re not like you and me, they were destined to be
GD/F#
Oh everyone watched the wedding, couldn’t get enough
Em
At least for one moment we were right there up above
DCD
Looking down on all the royal fuss Monday we were back upon the bus
CD
Driving through the neighbourhoods and factories that are us
CD
That one day, hope was all that we could see
GD/F#Em
And they looked so beautiful to me
C
Hope was all that we could see
DG
And they looked so beautiful to me
::Interlude::
G - D/F# - Em - D - C - D
::Verse #4::
GD/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
CD
Everything is going up, business going down
CD
I’ve been through this so many times it always comes around
::Verse #5::
GD/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
CD
My mother she’s a fighter, always made her way
CD
She can’t believe she worries about us all to this day
::Verse #6::
GD/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
CD
Some people round here want to get rich and run away
CD
That’s not for me no, I’ve got so many reasons to stay
::Pre-Chorus::
CEm/BCDCEm/BCD
Oh look at it coming down, making a mess of this damn town
And I think that I know why
::Chorus::
GD/F#
Everyone watched the wedding, two people in love
Em
Two people whose blessing comes from higher up above
DCD
They’re not like you and me, they were destined to be
GD/F#
Oh everyone watched the wedding, couldn’t get enough
Em
At least for one moment we were right there up above
DCD
Looking down on all the royal fuss Monday we were back upon the bus
CD
Driving through the neighbourhoods and factories that are us
CD
That knowing all our lives will never be
GD/F#Em
But they looked so beautiful to me
C
All our lives will never be
DG
But they looked so beautiful to me