[F#] [Bm] [F#] [Bm] [F#] [Bm] [F#][Bm]
[F#]The children h[Bm]ad all left home
[Em]The house was like a ship without a sail
They h[A]eaded for the s[D]unset
[C#]Where maybe they would find a [Bm]holy grail
[F#]The bedrooms w[Bm]ere all rigged up
[Em]The posters of my (?) - were ripped away
Each d[A]ay was blessed [D]with freedom
[C#]As they would try to find som[C]ething to say
[Bb/F]She ke[Gm]pt a little journal
[Fm]He sc[C7sus2/G]anned them out to see
[Ab]If they could [Eb/G]find Nirv[Bb]ana[F/A]
[Ab]And where that[Eb/G] place might [F#]be[Bm][F#][Bm]
[F#]She had lots o[Bm]f things to do
[Em]They kept the plastic covers on the chairs
It dr[A]ove him around [D]the twist
[C#]They both were wondering what they m[C]ight have missed.
[Bb/F]He qui[Gm]bbled with ambition
[Fm]She f[C7sus2/G]ell into a rut
[Ab]They sat and r[Eb/G]ead the p[Bb]aper[F/A]s
[Ab]In sequence th[Eb/G]ey would [Bb]touc[F/A]h
[Ab]The creeping r[Eb/G]ealizatio[Bb]n[F/A]
[Ab]Like a punch i[Eb/G]n the gut[F#][Bm][F#][Bm]
[F#]Each day lik[Bm]e the one before
[Em]The dreams evaporated
As the weeks and[A] months turned into [D]years
[C#]The queasy feeling that they w[C]anted more
[Bb/F]He s[Gm]aid his word was final
[Fm]She h[C7sus2/G]eard him slam the door
[Ab]Anytime she wo[Eb/G]uld pipe [Bb]up[F/A]
[Ab]He heard it al[Eb/G]l before[Bb][F/A]
[Ab]Although they [Eb/G]blame eac[Bb]h ot[F/A]her
[Ab]Really they kn[Eb/G]ew the sc[Bb]ore[F/A]
[Ab]They were in t[Eb/G]his toget[Bb]her[F/A]
[Ab]Like children [Eb/G]holding b[Bb]ack [F/A]tears
[Ab]They've come s[Eb/G]o far to [Bb]end [F/A]up
[Ab]With nothing d[Eb/G]own the y[F#]ear[Bm]s[F#][Bm][F#][Bm][F#][Bm]
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A to end
[F#]The children h[Bm]ad all left home
[Em]The house was like a ship without a sail
They h[A]eaded for the s[D]unset
[C#]Where maybe they would find a [Bm]holy grail
[F#]The bedrooms w[Bm]ere all rigged up
[Em]The posters of my (?) - were ripped away
Each d[A]ay was blessed [D]with freedom
[C#]As they would try to find som[C]ething to say
[Bb/F]She ke[Gm]pt a little journal
[Fm]He sc[C7sus2/G]anned them out to see
[Ab]If they could [Eb/G]find Nirv[Bb]ana[F/A]
[Ab]And where that[Eb/G] place might [F#]be[Bm][F#][Bm]
[F#]She had lots o[Bm]f things to do
[Em]They kept the plastic covers on the chairs
It dr[A]ove him around [D]the twist
[C#]They both were wondering what they m[C]ight have missed.
[Bb/F]He qui[Gm]bbled with ambition
[Fm]She f[C7sus2/G]ell into a rut
[Ab]They sat and r[Eb/G]ead the p[Bb]aper[F/A]s
[Ab]In sequence th[Eb/G]ey would [Bb]touc[F/A]h
[Ab]The creeping r[Eb/G]ealizatio[Bb]n[F/A]
[Ab]Like a punch i[Eb/G]n the gut[F#][Bm][F#][Bm]
[F#]Each day lik[Bm]e the one before
[Em]The dreams evaporated
As the weeks and[A] months turned into [D]years
[C#]The queasy feeling that they w[C]anted more
[Bb/F]He s[Gm]aid his word was final
[Fm]She h[C7sus2/G]eard him slam the door
[Ab]Anytime she wo[Eb/G]uld pipe [Bb]up[F/A]
[Ab]He heard it al[Eb/G]l before[Bb][F/A]
[Ab]Although they [Eb/G]blame eac[Bb]h ot[F/A]her
[Ab]Really they kn[Eb/G]ew the sc[Bb]ore[F/A]
[Ab]They were in t[Eb/G]his toget[Bb]her[F/A]
[Ab]Like children [Eb/G]holding b[Bb]ack [F/A]tears
[Ab]They've come s[Eb/G]o far to [Bb]end [F/A]up
[Ab]With nothing d[Eb/G]own the y[F#]ear[Bm]s[F#][Bm][F#][Bm][F#][Bm]
Ab Eb/G Bb F/A to end
