C C
Am Em
Am C
[Verse]
F C
If it must be done
F C
Then listen, son
Am
Should no one stand
Em
To shake your hand
Fsus2
Here’s what I’ve learned
C
From the file and rank
F C
It’s a road of bones
G C
And you get no thanks
[Verse]
F C
Well I was young
F C
With pockets deep
Am
I gave a sum
Em
To a friend in need
Fsus2
I lost the rest
C
To the central bank
F C
It’s a road of bones
G C
And you get no thanks
[Verse]
F C
My love was caught
F C
In a winter storm
Am
I gave my coat
Em
To keep her warm
Fsus2
Her eyes did close
C
And my heart sank
F C
It’s a road of bones
G C
And you get no thanks
[Chorus]
Am F C
So if you came here for the accolades
Am F C
You’re a foot too short and a lifetime too late
C Em
There are no sweet words to wash your face
F G
Or to carry you back home
N.C.
Unless they are your own
[Instrumental]
C C
Am Em
Am C
[Verse]
F C
I heard my call
F C
And I answered it
Am
I left my home
Em
As I saw fit
Fsus2
Now I have no friends
C
And my days are blank
F C
It’s a road of bones
G C
And you get no thanks
[Verse]
F C
So if it must be done
F C
Then listen, son
Am
Should no one stand
Em
To shake your hand
Fsus2
Here’s what I’ve learned
C
From the file and rank
F C
It’s a road of bones
G C
And you get no thanks
F C
It’s a road of bones
G C
And you get no thanks
