Intro:
[C#m] [D] [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[A]I wrote about[E] the speed of sound,
on the [C#m]day you [D]made it to the [A]End.
[A]You Lived through prison,
you [E]killed and were Forgiven,
but I'm [C#m]Grateful to have [D]Known you as my [A]Friend.
[F#m]Your life left me[D] so con[A]fused,
you said "[E]I'm a lot like [D]you."
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
(No chords for this part or you could play the verse quietly)
Little Sister used to ride her bicycle to work
smuggling machine guns underneath her skirt.
You used to hide a knife inside a bible,
cyanide in an apple, in case you need to start again.
[A]In 45' at Nuremberg, hor[E]rific words and justice served,
but you [C#m]testified to [D]set your jailor [A]free.
[A]I asked you why, you said "he [E]was a decent guy,
and I'm [C#m]sure he would have [D]done the same for [A]me."
[F#m]Your life left me[D] so con[A]fused,
you said "[E]I'm a lot like [D]you."
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
You [C#m]can't make [D]peace without an [A]enemy.
You [C#m]can't be for[D]given without [A]sin.
We're [F#m]all looking [E]for a love that's [D]gonna set us free,
but [F#m]first you must for[E]give the man you've [A]been.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
Ending:
G F#m G F#m (Back and forth A bunch)C#m
[F#m] [D] [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A]
[A]I wrote about[E] the speed of sound,
on the [C#m]day you [D]made it to the [A]End.
[A]You Lived through prison,
you [E]killed and were Forgiven,
but I'm [C#m]Grateful to have [D]Known you as my [A]Friend.
[F#m]Your life left me[D] so con[A]fused,
you said "[E]I'm a lot like [D]you."
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
(No chords for this part or you could play the verse quietly)
Little Sister used to ride her bicycle to work
smuggling machine guns underneath her skirt.
You used to hide a knife inside a bible,
cyanide in an apple, in case you need to start again.
[A]In 45' at Nuremberg, hor[E]rific words and justice served,
but you [C#m]testified to [D]set your jailor [A]free.
[A]I asked you why, you said "he [E]was a decent guy,
and I'm [C#m]sure he would have [D]done the same for [A]me."
[F#m]Your life left me[D] so con[A]fused,
you said "[E]I'm a lot like [D]you."
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
You [C#m]can't make [D]peace without an [A]enemy.
You [C#m]can't be for[D]given without [A]sin.
We're [F#m]all looking [E]for a love that's [D]gonna set us free,
but [F#m]first you must for[E]give the man you've [A]been.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, can't [D]tell the wind which [A]way to blow.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, [D]Rotterdam on [A]fire.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, you're [D]always sort of [A]all alone.
[A]Oh so it [F#m]goes, some [D]Other Place on [A]fire.
Ending:
G F#m G F#m (Back and forth A bunch)C#m
[F#m] [D] [A]
[C#m] [D] [A]
[F#m] [E] [D]
[F#m] [E] [A]
