G                   F       C                      G
I try to welcome my sorrow. There's no escape, anyway. 
G                   F                           C                          G
If a guest turns up uninvited, do you burn your house down to keep them away? 
G                  F        C                    G
I think of my grandparents, and I think of their sons, 
G                   F          C                     G
who can't set aside themselves and just be there for once. 


Not palm muted:
G             F        C                         G
I think of my brother. I've never been there for him. 
G                     F                  C                    G
He's always had to be brave. I've been a coward since we were kids. 
G           Bb             F             G
And it goes on and on and on and on and on.

G Bb F G


Palm muted:
G                    F          C                         G
I try to welcome the joy, but I don't want to hold it too tight. 
G                                       F      C                     G
Does it matter how much you love the sun? It's still going to set at night. 
G                F         C                     G
I think of my dad, writing haikus for butterflies. 
G                              F                C                        G
Something's changed in his life. He used to have so much pain in his eyes. 


Not palm muted:
G                F C                         G
I think of my mom. She's always been so smart, 
G                         F        C                         G
but she keeps getting wiser the more she listens to her heart. 
G           Bb             F        G
And it goes on and on and on and on.

G       Bb             F        G
It goes on and on and on and on.