Intro Em D (x2)
Verse
Em D
We wipe the chaff from our hands
Em
And the sweat off of our brows
D
We mourn the old setting sun
Em
And our empty bank accounts
D Em
For all the damages we've done in the service of a dream
D C
They say, baby, you'll pay dearly
Interlude
Em D (x2)
Verse
Em D
Oh how these roads make us old
Em
And the sunrise makes us quake
D
We live for scant scraps of hope
Em
Laid along the interstate
D Em
Of all the places we'll go, we'll wind up memory and debris
D C
And I'll say, kid, you're coming with me
G G/F# Em D C D
I'll close my eyes and pretend to pray that rain never ends
G G/F# Em D C D
But when the oceans dry up, I'll know enough is enough
C D
And I'll sing softly
Interlude
Em D (x2)
Verse
Em D
We'll take the last thing we know
Em
And we'll let it run our lives
D
Serenade the devil with those songs
Em
We've sang too many times
D Em
That just blow by and leave us numb with the thrill of our defeat
D C
I'll keep the habit if it kills me
G G/F# Em D C D
I'll close my eyes and pretend to pray that rain never ends
G G/F# Em D C D
But when the oceans dry up, I'll know enough is enough
C D
And I'll sing softly
G G/F# Em D
I guess I'll see you around
C D
And I'll sing softly
G G/F# Em D C D
I guess I'll see you around, see you around
Interlude
C G D Em D (x2)
Outro
C G
Holy ghost
D Em D
Let us live until we're forgotten
C G
Hold me close
D Em D
To the floors of masterless oceans
C G
Holy ghost
D Em D
To the souls of motherless orphans
C G
Hold me close
D Em D C
Til our histories lay still in their coffins