[D] [D7] [G] [Gm]
[D] [Em] [A7] [D]
[D]Helpl[Em]ess, she [Bm7]lies ac[A7]ross the st[D]airs
[D]Haunting your d[Em]ays, co[Bm7]nsumi[A7]ng your pra[D]yers
[D]There will be h[Em]ealing, but don't [Bm7]force this g[A7]irl to sta[D]nd
As she's c[D]ounting the c[Em]eilings, with pale v[Bm7]oice and tre[A7]mbling han[D]ds
[Em]You told me life was l[A7]ong, but n[D]ow that it's g[G]one,
You f[D]ind yourself on [Em]top, as the l[F#m]eader of a flo[G]ck
[A7]Called to be around for those bel[D]ow[D7][G][Gm][D][Em][A7][D]
[D]Whispered n[Em]otes from the [Bm7]piano in the c[A7]orner of the ro[D]om
[D]Hold your th[Em]roat, is that h[Bm7]ealing that you're he[A7]aring in her tun[D]e?
[D]Wanting ch[Em]ange, but l[Bm7]oving her j[A7]ust as she li[D]es
Is the b[D]urden of the [Em]man who's b[Bm7]uilt his l[A7]ife on lo[D]ve
[Em]You told me life was l[A7]ong, but n[D]ow that it's g[G]one,
You f[D]ind yourself on [Em]top, as the l[F#m]eader of a flo[G]ck
[A7]Called to be around for those bel[D]ow[D7][G][Gm][D][Em][A7][D]
[Em7]I'll be locked up and st[A7]ored
[Em7]In a lavender w[A7]ard
[Em7]'Cause my mind is just [A7]like hers,
just as br[Em7]oken, just as crippled, just as bu[A7]rned
And then I f[D]ind myself on [Em]top, as the l[F#m]eader of a flo[G]ck
[A7]Called to be around for those bel[D]ow[D7][G][Gm][D][Em][A7][D]
[D] [Em] [A7] [D]
[D]Helpl[Em]ess, she [Bm7]lies ac[A7]ross the st[D]airs
[D]Haunting your d[Em]ays, co[Bm7]nsumi[A7]ng your pra[D]yers
[D]There will be h[Em]ealing, but don't [Bm7]force this g[A7]irl to sta[D]nd
As she's c[D]ounting the c[Em]eilings, with pale v[Bm7]oice and tre[A7]mbling han[D]ds
[Em]You told me life was l[A7]ong, but n[D]ow that it's g[G]one,
You f[D]ind yourself on [Em]top, as the l[F#m]eader of a flo[G]ck
[A7]Called to be around for those bel[D]ow[D7][G][Gm][D][Em][A7][D]
[D]Whispered n[Em]otes from the [Bm7]piano in the c[A7]orner of the ro[D]om
[D]Hold your th[Em]roat, is that h[Bm7]ealing that you're he[A7]aring in her tun[D]e?
[D]Wanting ch[Em]ange, but l[Bm7]oving her j[A7]ust as she li[D]es
Is the b[D]urden of the [Em]man who's b[Bm7]uilt his l[A7]ife on lo[D]ve
[Em]You told me life was l[A7]ong, but n[D]ow that it's g[G]one,
You f[D]ind yourself on [Em]top, as the l[F#m]eader of a flo[G]ck
[A7]Called to be around for those bel[D]ow[D7][G][Gm][D][Em][A7][D]
[Em7]I'll be locked up and st[A7]ored
[Em7]In a lavender w[A7]ard
[Em7]'Cause my mind is just [A7]like hers,
just as br[Em7]oken, just as crippled, just as bu[A7]rned
And then I f[D]ind myself on [Em]top, as the l[F#m]eader of a flo[G]ck
[A7]Called to be around for those bel[D]ow[D7][G][Gm][D][Em][A7][D]
