E

[Verse 1]
E
They got married on a Tuesday night in April
F                 Am                       E
Her sister as a witness, and her sister's man
E
The dog lying on the kitchen tile as usual
F                         Am                         E
The words written on the back of the commissioner's hand
F                         Am                         E
The words written on the back of the commissioner's hand
E                                      C#m
They always said a big wedding wasn't needed
G#m                        A                   E
They always said they'd probably always be in love
C#m                               G#m
All they really needed to hear, dressed in their everyday clothes
A                         B                          E
The words written on the back of the commissioner's hand

[Chorus]
C                  G F#m A Bm D F#m
Be as kind as you can
C            G F#m A Bm D F#m
If I ever become
C                   G F#m A Bm D F#m
What you can't understand

C A

[Verse 2]
E
The children were keeping their vigil over the spring
      F                      Am                  E
The water was weeping with rhythm and tone and shade
E
They decided together the finest color of all was green
F                  Am                E
Everyone else was away somewhere at war
                E                                        C#m
They wrote a letter, it said that we hope you come home winners
             G#m                             A            E
They wrote another that said, "We hope the others do the same"
            C#m
Remember, everyone is dying of thirst
       G#m
By the time they make it back to the spring
A                         B                          E
Everyone is reading the words off the back of their hand

[Chorus]
C                  G F#m A Bm D F#m
Be as kind as you can
C            G F#m A Bm D F#m
If I ever become
C                   G F#m A Bm D F#m
What you can't understand

C C

[Instrumental Bridge]
G    F# Em    F# G    F# Em
G F   G Am    G F     G Am

[Verse 3]
G                        F# Em
Teddy never made it home
                  F# G
Said he saw a UFO
                              F# Em
Woke up in the rapeseed field
                                    G   F
Behind the old department store in the mall
                             G Am
And as the sun was coming up
                                         G F
All he knew was that he'd been somewhere
                                                D
And the sound of the words going 'round in his head
D
So weirdly familiar, like the back of his hand


[Chorus]
C                  G F#m A Bm D F#m
Be as kind as you can
C            G F#m A Bm D F#m
If I ever become
C                   G F#m A Bm D F#m
What you can't understand