Intro
G#m F#
G#m E
B E F#
[Verse 1]
G#m F# G#m E
Caro line, Caro line
B E F#
I never could leave you to struggle
G#m F# G#m E
Hold the line, hold the line
B E F#
I'll be there on the double
G#m F# G#m E
In time, in time
B E F#
Everyone does see trouble
[Chorus]
G#m E F#
And you don't need to know why when you cry
G#m E
You don't need to know why
G#m E F#
You don't need to know why when you cry
[Verse 2]
G#m F# G#m E
Violet's eyes, Violet plays
B E F#
Going back home to the Great Lakes
G#m F#
Where the cattail sways
G#m E
With the lonesome loon
B E F#
Riding that train in late June
[Chorus]
G#m E F#
With the windows wide by my side
G#m E
With the windows wide
G#m E F#
With the windows wide by my side
[Verse 3]
G#m F# G#m E
And the clusters fell, like an empty bell
B E F#
Meteor shower at the motel
G#m F# G#m E
Where the empty space is a saving grace
B E F#
Making good time and doing well
G#m F# G#m E
Still the question sings, like Saturn's rings
B E F#
Maybe she knows and she won't tell
[Chorus]
G#m E F#
But you don't need to know why when you cry
G#m E
You don't need to know why
G#m E F#
You don't need to know why when you cry
[Instrumental]
G#m F#
G#m E
B E F#
[Verse 4]
G#m F# G#m E
And I find you there in your country flair
B E F#
Middle of the river in a lawn chair
G#m F# G#m E
With your wrinkled hands and your silver hair
B E F#
Leaving here soon and you know where
G#m F# G#m E
To where the cattail sways with the lonesome loon
B E F#
You'll be riding that train in late June
[Chorus]
G#m E F#
With the windows wide by your side
G#m E
With the windows wide
G#m E F#
With the windows wide by your side
G#m E
You don't need to know why
G#m E F#
You don't need to know why when you cry
[Instrumental]
G#m F#
G#m E
B E E