D   A
D   G   Bm   A
D   A


[Verse 1]
              D                A
He’d pour a drink and then confess
                                          D
These dreams I’m havin’ haven’t been the best
            G      Bm           A
For all my life of    runnin’ wild
                                                     D     A
Here I am standing next to the mess that I made for myself


[Verse 2]
              D          A
He never was one to profess
                                         D
All of his mistakes, misgivings, and regrets
             G      Bm              A
But he said son one     day you’ll see
                                                     D    A
How hard it is to say grace before you face the mystery


[Chorus]
           G         A              D
And he’s losing the battle on the front page
          Bm           A                D
And he’s doing all he can to hold his ground
         G      D         G                   D
And he told me son being sick don’t mean you run
      G          D                A
When all you can do is dig your heels in
            Bm    A
You wait around


[Verse 3]
            D                 A
Words like worry weren’t his style
                                     D
He said we’ll all burn out after a while
      G           Bm            A
Suddenly Queen screamed in the night
                                                      D     A
Hare Krishna, Hosanna, holy hell don’t turn out the light


[Chorus]
           G         A              D
And he’s losing the battle on the front page
          Bm            A                D
And he’s doing what he can to hold his ground
         G      D         G                   D
And he told me son being sick don’t mean you run
      G          D                A
When all you can do is dig your heels in
            Bm    A
You wait around